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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to make a few comments. The first one is on the Statement by Sen. Hezena Lemaltian on the status of roads in Samburu, and I concur with her. I would have expected the Chairperson of Roads, Transport and Housing, Sen. Karungo Thang’wa to tell the House how many roads have stalled in Kenya. In Nandi County, we have a number of stalled roads like Chemuswa-Kimondi- Danger, Kurgung Chepteruwa-Chepterwai-Chepsaita-Kapkatembu Road, Kopere- Maraba-Timboroa Road, Selia-Kaiboi-Chepkober Road in Talai, Nandi Hills-Himaki Road, Nandi Hills-Mugundoi, Moi University Resource Centre- Kilibwoni Junction Road. I would like the committee to give us a breakdown of stalled roads in all the six constituencies in Nandi. Most of them were rated to bitumen standards; have either stalled or they are yet to be started. Therefore, we need guidance from the Committee that these roads must be fixed. In Nandi County, just like in Kericho, Bomet, Uasin Gishu, Meru up to Nyandarua, Murang’a, the roads are in a very pathetic situation because our counties are rainy. You will find farmers are unable to transport perishable things like milk, coffee, tea, maize and sugarcane. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am happy that the Member of Kisumu is here, Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda, SC. We both suffer because we share the transportation. I am happy that in the Bill under mediation, we are proposing another Sugar Development Levy Fund to put into the Sugar Board in order to ensure that the cess that is paid for within the sugar- growing area can maintain those roads. In Nandi, we are hoping that these roads can be fixed into the future to allow our economy to thrive. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would expect the Senate Majority Leader to be listening. While I appreciate that Sen. Olekina is now part of the Government, I would have expected him to give us the status of the House's functionality. Madam Temporary Speaker, you remember a few weeks ago, we were told the operations of the Senate, including Senate Mashinani, were likely to be affected because we have a pending bill of around Kshs500 million. I want to appeal to the Senate Majority Leader, even if he does not state it on the Floor of the House, he should at least call us for a Kamukunji with your office, so that we can iron out some of these challenges. I can see my Law lecturer, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC, who taught me the principles of conveyancing, is excited. He arrived in Government before us and I am told he has been serving tea at the State House. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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