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    "id": 1562333,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On the issue of maintenance before work as raised by Hon. Millie Odhiambo, this is something I have taken up. Regarding the Mbita-Sindo Road traversing your constituency, we have given instructions to contractors to do maintenance ahead of the main works. As road construction progresses, economic activities must not stop. If that has not happened for this particular road or any other, I encourage Members to send me a brief message. I will ensure that maintenance is first done to ensure roads are motorable so that our citizens continue to use them during major construction works. That seems to be a great concern because I think the same question was raised by Hon. Wangwe. I will take it up. I will get information for the individual level on roads that require maintenance ahead of work to ensure that they remain motorable as we do the major construction. For Hon. Alice, I do not know whether you are saying we should not discuss and resolve the impasse on the RMLF. Basically, what you are saying is that we should not discuss the 22 per cent. We have a conservatory court order on the 22 per cent. Are you saying that we should not do the mediation? Am I getting instructions from Parliament not to go that route and let the matter to go through the court? Can I get a very clear guidance? We respect communication from Parliament. That should be very clear even as we seek to unlock this Ksh10.5 billion which is being withheld by the conservatory court order of 19th August 2024. Even if the Cabinet Secretary allocation which has been securitised was available today, it would only be an insignificant amount in terms of the quantum. As you know, the Cabinet Secretary allocation is only 1 per cent. The challenge, particularly now, is that it is the rainy season of the month of April in the country. My take is that, and I am very concerned, we unlock the challenge through mediation. However, I am getting a different instruction that we should not discuss the RMLF even when the matter is in court. That is my understanding as a Minister. I need to get very clear instructions, because that was not a question, it was an instruction not to discuss the RMLF, even when it is before the court today."
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