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    "id": 1492819,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Soy, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Kiplagat",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to thank Hon. Kajwang’. I can see that the broad-based Government is now working and a Statement is being given by Hon. Kajwang’. That is in order. The Statement does not provide basic answers to the questions that I asked. It is important to note that the Leseru-Kitale-Kortum Highway is the narrowest of roads, North of the Limpopo River and South of the Sahara Desert. I wish that the Committee could find time to visit the road, so that they can understand what we are talking about. I am not just talking about a highway. That road opens up to the corridor that links Kenya to South Sudan. Therefore, it is a very important “artery” that links this country to South Sudan and Egypt. There have been quite a number of accidents on that road. Before I brought the request for a statement, my bodyguard had just lost a relative through an accident that occurred between the riverbed and Soy Centre. That road is on a steep hill which then proceeds to narrow down. Accidents occur in the process of vehicles overtaking each other. I will get the list of all the victims who have lost their lives on that road, which is in a pathetic condition, so that you can give us an answer on what will happen to their families. The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the German Bank have been financing the expansion project. What is lacking is the speed of implementation. Therefore, you should tell us when the expansion of that road will start."
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