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    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This morning, the 17 Members of Parliament from Nairobi City County met with their regional engineers. The subject of discussion was the same question being discussed on the Floor of this House today. First, I confirm that the tendering process for the RMLF and KeRRA roads for Nairobi City County have been done and letters expressing intention to award have been issued. The unique problem that the constituencies in Nairobi City County have, unlike the other 273 constituencies, is that we have to do tarmac or bitumen roads. Some of those roads are done in a layered form and sequential manner. Therefore, when we tell the people of Nairobi City County that we cannot do five roads which were tendered but only two, they get confused. Additionally, it is hard to select the roads that would be done and the ones to be left out. There was a legitimate concern – especially when a Member of Parliament raised this question on the Floor of the House – as to why the ceilings were brought down from Ksh62 million to half the amount. That same afternoon, before I even sat down, that circular had been withdrawn. The House relaxed that this problem had been sorted and adverts put on the basis of Ksh62 million. However, after the tendering have been done and awards issued, we are being told that we can only do two roads. In summary, I am of the opinion that this House does not have the teeth that it claims. As Hon. Kipchumba said earlier, this House must prove that it is the senior House that it claims to be. This is because the governors cannot exert pressure on the Executive on the prospective merger of KeRRA and KURA whose intention is still the very same – withdrawal of the money that goes to the constituencies. I am speaking here so that Hon. Ichung’wah can hear this. When the leadership of this House sits with the Executive, what do they tell them in terms of the ability to leverage our legislative power for them to bear? We are a House that is so much ado about nothing, including myself. We either show that we can do this or go the Hon. Caroli way. In the interim, let us summon the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, even tomorrow and discuss the same. I urge the Members of Parliament for Nairobi City County Constituencies, and all the 290 Members to from Tuesday to Thursday, then run to their constituencies on weekends. The roads are not maintained or done by the governors. I can confirm that there is no single tarmac road in Mathare Constituency done by the governor. We 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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