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    "id": 1571148,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdisirat Khalif",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to support the Motion of Hon. Faith. Road development in this country has been skewed to favour only a few counties since Independence. Some Members are talking about road furniture like pedestrian walkways and road markings. That is like someone who has already had two meals and is waiting for a dessert while others are hungry with nothing to eat. That is a joke. The benefits of road infrastructure are well known. Roads offer inter-connectivity and transportation of goods and services between towns as well as across counties. However, some roads are used by criminal gangs, like the road from El Wak through to Alungu-Lafey–Fino– Arabia and Mandera, which is barely 10-kilometre away from the Somali border. That road always has Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which most of you are unaware of. These are explosive devices which are used by criminal gangs to kill our people. They are mostly planted on all-weather roads. I am not saying that it is not right, but it is unfair to allocate funds largely to the construction of dual carriageways and leave out roads being used to kill our people. Therefore, I urge the Ministry of Roads and Transport and the Government at large to prioritise roads that pose security challenges, like the El Wak-Lafey-Mandera Road. We have repeatedly highlighted this road. President William Ruto has tried by commissioning the Isiolo-Mandera Road although some sections between Habaswein and Modogashe, and others between Rhamu and Mandera, are under annuity programmes. We urge the Government to deal with the contractors by cancelling their contracts and allowing KeNHA to freshly award the contracts. We need uniformity in the country. If we do not treat people equally, it will create animosity between the Government and its people. That is why we had the Gen Z revolts. Equitable development creates a sense of belonging. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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