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    "id": 1555164,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I just want to seek further clarification on the Statement regarding the status of the Kisumu-Busia Road infrastructure. I would like the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing to also consider the dueling and upgrading of Uplands-Nakuru-Eldoret-Bungoma-Malaba Road so as to expand it. This is because as we speak, the road is so narrow that the people who use this road take up to five hours to travel from Nairobi-Eldoret-Malaba-Bungoma, all the way to the North Rift and Western Kenya. For example, on a busy weekend such as the upcoming Easter weekend, which is a holy week as per the Catholic calendar, we will travel for almost 10 to 15 hours on the road; even for those who are travelling to Kisumu. I hope the Committee will prioritise the matter of this road. In the last Session, we were told that France was willing to do Public Private Partnership (PPP) on this road. Later on, we were also told that Americans and the Chinese also want to do the same road. This is the only road that links Nairobi with Western part of Kenya. We are not even talking about the Mau Mau Roads, which are being done up to the local village. This one supports the economy of transporting goods and services between Nairobi, Western Kenya, parts of North Rift and even Kisumu. I really want to know the status of this road. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for example, I know that all the five tarmac roads in Nandi County are stalled. If you talk about the Nandi Hills-Himaki Road, the one that links Eldoret, Kapsabet, Kakamega and Vihiga; it is so narrow. It is unfortunate that they did expand only up to Chavakali and Sen. Osotsi knows that. I asked the Prime Cabinet Secretary why they only repaired from Majengo to Chavakali and yet, the road is so narrow from Chavakali to Cheptulu, Kapsabet and Eldoret. This is the case in other parts of this country such as Mosop, all the way from Tulwa to Mudete and from Kamasai to Luanda. It is very unfortunate. I can see that the chairperson for the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing is smiling and these are serious matters. We were told that they are coming to Government as experts through the broad based Government. We want to see their expertise on the expansion of these roads.Yes, we want to see the expertise. I do not know his expertise. Last time, he was in the USA playing with numbers and telling us about Jose Camargo. If you look at this road between Eldoret to Bungoma, a place called Kaburengu, we have lost many people. We have also lost many people in Nakuru because of accidents. We are losing many people along Nairobi, Bomet, Kericho to Kisumu. I want to agree with Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda that we will make this thing a reality. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a problem with issues of compensation. We must agree that there are many Kenyans who are yet to be compensated. There was an opaque compensation programme in Eldoret Bypass. Compensation for people who were affected at Kipsigak junction and Kobujoi along Aldai to Serem road was never done. Kenyans should be compensated. My professor of Law is here and the Constitution is very clear that anybody who is displaced should be compensated according to the market rate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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