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    "id": 1443869,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first of all, the truth is that every constituency gets the same amount of money from the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). They are the same. For the last Financial Year, it was Kshs62 million for every constituency in the Republic. The Kenya Roads Act 2007, Section Six, makes it mandatory to be shared equally across the country. So, Vihiga gets its fair share of its constituency. How it is advertised is different for every constituency at different times, depending on the constituency roads committees, meetings and so forth. Under the answer I gave, you would have picked a period where there was an advert going out for that county among others across the country in relation to that figure. Cumulatively, when you finish the financial year depending on how the planning was done for every constituency, it will eventually lead to Kshs 62 million. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the last time I was in this House before I left, which I hope is still the case was that it is not right to impute an improper motive to the other Chamber, for the committee and good working relationship with the two Chambers of Parliament, it is important not to generalize a debate about the National Assembly and the Senate. As I throw my eyes around the House, I see three former Members of the National Assembly who managed constituencies and worked with the constituency roads committee. Hon. Lomenen, Hon. Tobiko, Hon. Kisang and Hon. Abass all have a good history of how the KeRRA works with constituencies. As we progress, more people are coming from the National Assembly to work here, as some people leave here to find themselves in the National Assembly. I know a number of those we worked together with. Then others will become governors. I suspect that this Hon. Member is one of the suspects."
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