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    "id": 1493511,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": "quotas. The Kenya Roads Board is totally silent on the areas that roads are supposed to be under KeNHA, KURA and KeRRA. We do not know how they operate. In as much as we want to reduce the number of members of the Board, we are requesting for efficiency in managing our resources. We cannot allow an institution to continue favouring certain areas and omitting others for years. It takes Members of Parliament to canvass, so that the Kenya Roads Board re-look the roads in their constituencies. There are three roads in Buuri Constituency which are supposed to be under KeNHA. It has taken almost five years for the Kenya Roads Board to visit these areas and classify them. To date, the report has not been released. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we should be concerned about utilisation of the money sent to various agencies. This is especially, the money channelled for development of roads through counties. We cannot be giving money and never find out how it was utilised. It is a failure of KRB not to find out how the money channelled to counties is utilised. I think KRB is very keen on what KeRRA, KURA and KeNHA does. However, they are not keen on the money given to county governments. They just ask for photographs and are satisfied. I am calling upon KRB to not go to bed with the Council of Governors (CoG). We have seen KeRRA issuing circulars to regional managers not to utilise money allocated under the 22 per cent. Where is KRB, and yet this is their responsibility? KeRRA has no authority to reduce money allocated from 22per cent to 10 per cent unless, there is explicit authority from KRB. Our organisations must have efficient systems to enable them to offer better services to the citizens of this country. The road sector is very emotive. Everywhere you go in this country, everybody is saying they cannot sell their milk, go to the market or travel because the roads are not maintained. I do not believe the role of KRB is only dividing money. It is upon it to find out how it is utilised by these organisations. We also need to find out why KRB has so much authority. As if the Cabinet Secretary is the one in control of where the money goes some counties or constituencies are given up to Ksh80 billion. We should empower KRB to go beyond the normal allocation. This is because many roads need to be upgraded. They cannot always wait for Members of Parliament to assist as if they are the only ones with feelings. KRB and the agencies under them have no feelings. Members of Parliament have now resorted to funding roads and inspecting them. I believe they have a moral business responsibility of going to KeRRA, KeNHA and KeRRA to oversee how money is utilised. Many roads have potholes yet money has been allocated. That is why Hon. Members are insisting the need to look at how this money is utilised. We can reduce the number of board members as per the proposed amendments but that will not solve the problem. Removing the sitting allowance of four people is insignificant. What we need is better performance by KRB. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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