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    "id": 1452720,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bureti, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kibet Komingoi",
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    "content": "1. The immediate measures the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works is putting in place to rehabilitate the Kapenguria-Lodwar Road. 2. The long-term measures the Ministry is taking to ensure the safety of residents during heavy rains. The Committee received a response from the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works, which I now wish to submit. They submitted that Kapenguria-Lodwar Road is part of the national road network which is managed by the Ministry through its implementing agency, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). On 29th April 2024, a flash-flood washed away a section of the road pavement in the vicinity of Lous market in West Pokot County, which disrupted traffic flow at that location. Hon. Speaker, the following remedial measures were taken immediately to reinstate traffic movement and repair the road. 1. KeNHA immediately mobilised an emergency framework contractor to construct temporary diversion around the damaged road section. It allowed vehicles to bypass the affected section and enabled resumption of traffic movement. The diversion was completed and made operational approximately six hours after the wash-out occurred. 2. Once the temporary diversion was reconstructed and traffic flow was reinstated, the road maintenance team completed the installation of culverts and rebuilt the embankment and pavement which had been washed away, thus repairing the damage that was caused by the floods. The repaired section was opened to public traffic on 13th May 2024. With regard to the long-term measures the Ministry is taking to ensure the safety of residents during heavy rains, the Ministry stated that it has been progressively reconstructing sections of the Kapenguria-Lodwar Road in the last few years. This process includes replacing all drifts with bridges, installing culverts with high drainage capacity, widening the road cross section, installing a stronger and more durable pavement and gradually making the road more resilient to flood damage. The reconstruction, therefore, provides a permanent long-term solution to the disruption of traffic and risks of the safety of residents that are caused by flash-floods from time to time. The Ministry submitted that, as of May 2024, the road section between Lokichar and Lodwar, together with a stand-alone bridge section at Kainuk, had been fully reconstructed. The road section between Kapenguria and Lokichar is awaiting the commencement of reconstruction. Additionally, the Government has secured support from development partners towards reconstructing all the road sections along the Kitale-Kapenguria-Lokichar stretch. The German Development Agency (KFW) will support the reconstruction of the Kitale-Morpus section. The African Development Bank will support the reconstruction of the Morpus-Lokichar section. Reconstruction of the Kitale-Morpus section is anticipated to commence in July this year. The reconstruction of the Morpus-Lokichar section is anticipated to commence in the second quarter of the 2025 calendar year. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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