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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this amendment. Roads are such an important asset and also the most expensive asset. Imagine in constructing a road you spend Ksh40 million per kilometre of tarmac road. It is such a precious commodity that we must safeguard in the first place. The amendment seeks to limit how long a director-general stays in an office. Because we live in Kenya, we have learned that if a director-general stays longer, he becomes part of the institution and also part of the furniture of an office. Once they know that their terms are subject to renewal, it means they must work really very hard to win that trust and get additional time. Currently, at KeRRA, KURA and KeNHA, the director-generals who have been sought through very competitive processes, tend to work very hard. More so when they are told that, ‘my friend, you have a term limit and you must competitively apply for that renewal’, they are likely to put in energy, motivation, and make those who are working under them to be efficient. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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