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    "id": 1522300,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1522300/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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    "content": " Thank you. I will call them black roads if the word “tarmac” is not audible. Thank you for that guidance because the constituents need to know that we are talking about tarmac roads. Hon. Speaker, road infrastructure development is vital in the economic development of a country. Unfortunately, there has been a disparity in the construction of tarmac roads in various counties, Nyamira County included. For instance, the roads in West Mugirango Constituency have been in dire need of upgrading to tarmac standards for over 15 years, but continue to be ignored whenever budgets are made despite other neighbouring constituencies and counties benefitting from road works. The delay in rehabilitation has caused significant challenges to road users and has severely affected residents by hindering the flow of human traffic, goods and services within the area. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on the following: 1. Report detailing all roads that have been approved for upgrading to tarmac standards in Nyamira County, specifically in West Mugirango Constituency, which is the county headquarters, including the status of construction of those tarmac roads, if any. 2. I am seeking to know measures being taken by the Government, including affirmative action, to address disparities in road infrastructure development, particularly in the deprived West Mugirango Constituency. 3. I seek information from the Committee Chairman on the long-term plans being implemented to rehabilitate and expand critical roads in West Mugirango Constituency, Nyamira County. Given that this is the county headquarters, it is unacceptable that while adjoining counties and constituencies have bitumen roads, the roads leading to the headquarters are muddy."
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