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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wudanyi, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Danson Mwashako",
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    "content": " Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Speaker. As you and the Mover have alluded, this is a straightforward Bill, but I just want to add my voice on a few things. The Kenya Roads Board is a very important Board in this country. We look forward to seeing that the Board managing the road sector in this country has the right people. Changing the numbers from 13 to nine in line with the Mwongozo principle is a good thing. It does not only save the country money, but also makes decision making easier and faster. When it comes to corporate governance, as Parliament, we must raise our voice so that as the boards take office they must realise that they are not there to run day-to-day issues but to manage and take care of all the stakeholders in the sector they operate in. Therefore, the board that will run the road sector in this country, as envisaged in the proposed Bill, should ensure that it has equity and equality at the same time. We know for a fact that we have very many pending road projects. We know challenges that we have had with the bodies under Kenya Roads Board, that is Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), and Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). Kenya Roads Board has a bigger mandate to make sure that even the resources that go to these authorities are well balanced. We find that almost most funds are going to KeNHA while KeRRA has very many roads that it is not able to manage and maintain. Additionally, KeRRA is not able to improve roads under it. Kenya Roads Board plays a bigger mandate to make sure that the authorities under it get resources that facilitate its work and also manage equity, because we have had hue and cry where some areas of this country have been complaining that they do not get the resources for roads in their areas. Kenya Roads Board needs to be above board and bring to Parliament reports that show how the roads’ budget cuts across the entire country. I have had this discussion not only with a number of Members here but also with the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party. There are areas of this country that every year and every budget are allocated billions of Shillings while other areas, constituencies and counties are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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