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    "id": 1472005,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1472005/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
        "slug": "sifuna-edwin-watenya"
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    "content": "Even on the question of concessions to the airport, one of the problems is that this Government does not know how to communicate its policy. We were here with you in November of last year when the then Cabinet Secretary, hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, told us that they were going to put out an international tender to invite expressions of interest to upgrade Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), only for us to be told months later that there is a different process that is going on under the Public Private Partneships (PPP) Act. In fact, he had told us that the international tender would go out in January of this year. That confusion, lack of communication when policy changes and the lack of involvement of the public in policy decisions, is what is bringing this problem. I hope that when the Committee deals with this issue, there can be some formal clarification of what the government policy is on tolling. We had abandoned tolling because we introduced Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF). That instead of charging tolls on the road, let us put it as part of a cost of fuel, and then use it to maintain our roads. If there has been a policy shift, it is incumbent upon the Government to give information on the new policy. That they have abandoned RMLF and gone back to tolling, when it will begin and whether it is on all the roads of Kenya or certain roads. However, for things to be happening like this, shrouded in secrecy and lack of clarity of policy, is what is bringing problems for the Kenya Kwanza Government. I can advise the Government from those of us who are outside, that communication is key. Clarity in policy is important if you are going to win the support of the people. I thank you."
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