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    "id": 1625984,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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    "content": " I think the concessioning of a bridge is subject to an investor being able to get return on investment; as to whether the road can return on the investment at a rate that is attractive to be able to build the road. At the moment, the traffic between Rironi-Nakuru - and I think we have moved all the way to Mau Summit - is where we have gotten interest from the investors. Mau- Summit, Eldoret, all the way to the border, PS Kiptoo has just come back from China, and the Asian Investment and Infrastructure Bank has expressed interest. So, we are working on that section of the road and albeit it may not have the kind of traffic to attract investment, we will put Government funding through this Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, which has been discussed and agreed on and we will be working to finalize that. Just to remind you that this is the Northern Corridor. I hosted the Council of Ministers for the Northern Transit Transport Corridor in Kenya last Friday and I would like to remind you that Kenya is an anchor state with the advantage of Mombasa Port service in Uganda, Kigali, all the way to DRC and South Sudan. It is in our interest to open the corridors so that we do the transit trade and take advantage of competitive opportunity as a country while we service those countries. It is in our interest to build that corridor to complete at the border. As I said, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is working with us on that section of the road. With respect to this road from Kapsabet going all the way to Chepsonoi and to Kakamega, again, we can have a discussion outside here. It is funded. I believe tenders have just closed or they are closing tomorrow. It was re-tendered. We will award and quickly start building that road to bitumen standard. 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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