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    "id": 1477035,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1477035/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Soi, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Kiplagat",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the expansion of the Leseru-Kitale-Kortum Highway. The Leseru-Kitale-Kortum Highway, a critical link of the Kenya-South Sudan road corridor, has been in dire need of rehabilitation and expansion, including providing for climbing lanes. The narrow highway has caused significant challenges to road users and pedestrians. The road is in a serious state of dilapidation and requires rehabilitation. These challenges have severely affected residents by disrupting and hindering the flow of goods and services within the area. Additionally, the narrowness of the road has led to accidents, resulting in the loss of lives. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on the following: 1. Measures being taken to address the safety concerns of the residents regarding the dilapidated and narrow state of the Leseru-Kitale-Kortum Highway; 2. The relief measures that the Government is putting in place to compensate the families of residents who lost their livelihoods through accidents as a result of the narrow state of the road; and, 3. The long-term plans being implemented to rehabilitate and expand the said critical road, including current plans, if any, to secure external funding for developing the named road."
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