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    "id": 1493505,
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    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will begin by saying that this is a very straightforward Bill. It seeks to align the composition of the Bard to the Mwongozo Code of Governance. Therefore, it is going to save our country a lot of resources, bring about order, and also expunge or remove those that are not very necessary in the Board. I believe that this is what is required of us to do as Parliament, to align this Board to what is expected of the Constitution. Having said that, the Kenya Roads Board has a lot to do because from what I see from my constituency, and especially where we have the county government and the national Government being expected to do the roads within our jurisdiction, there is a lot of conflict sometimes that occur when the county government insists that some roads will be attended to by the national Government but when we see what they are doing, the county government and the governors want to take all the share of the resources that can be utilised by the offices of the Members of Parliament or the constituencies to ensure that our roads are done properly and timely. I recommend that going forward, as a House, we need to look at how entities like KURA and KeRRA operate. KeRRA has a Constituency Roads Committee that allows the offices of Members of Parliament to properly and adequately oversee the implementation of road projects in our constituencies but there are always challenges when it comes to KURA. They are domiciled mostly in Nairobi and sometimes in offices in the regions that are not very much in touch with our constituencies. There are challenges in overseeing those roads. That does not always go very well with the people. The Kenya Roads Board has a lot to do. I support this Bill. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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