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    "id": 1545691,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1545691/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
        "slug": "maanzo-daniel-kitonga"
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    "content": "Construction of proper roads makes it cheaper for the country in terms of buying and replacing spare parts, because they are not hard on cars. There are roads in this country especially in Eastern and Northern Kenya where even if you go with new tyres, you are likely to lose all in one journey. We need access to the people there, but tyres are being damaged by bad roads. Economically, it becomes very difficult for the people and the nation. We have to work hard as a nation. I agree with Sen. Cheruiyot that this is the House to give solutions. The National Assembly used to pretend it was the only one to handle the issue of debt borrowing. There was push and pull for a long time, until we ended up getting legal advice on it that, in fact, debt management and associated issues, have to be managed by both the National Assembly and the Senate, hence this Report. I am sure Sen. Cheruiyot will remember, that some years ago the National Assembly used to insist to handle the Budget Policy Statement alone. They would not want it to come to the Senate where we have a voice of reason. We need to utilise more of our experts. I am happy they consulted quite a number of experts and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Budget Hub, ICPAK, and other professional bodies which think independently of the House and the National Treasury, when dealing with debt management. These people will give us input, so that we are able to do proper public participation on this particular matter, and then take all the good ideas on board. We have Kenyans who have worked for the World Bank and international funding organizations like the African Development Bank (ADB). We have Kenyans who live abroad and have gone through very good experiences. We have templates which we can copy, from countries which have succeeded in debt management. Most importantly we have been borrowing the money---"
}