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    "id": 1625999,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1625999/?format=api",
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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": " Hon. Senator, let me start by thanking you for the supplementary question. Madam Temporary Speaker, we can spend some time to see what we have done with securitization of a portion of the RMLF. In line with Section 32 of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund Act 1993, we have been able to raise funds to address some of the challenges facing our roads. A number of them were pending bills while others were maintenance challenges. The Maintenance Vote alone from RMLF may not be adequate to maintain all our roads. I want to confirm that the formula that has been developed to take care of length, traffic and classes of roads and so on and so forth is basically meant to share the revenues from RMLF between the national Government, for purposes of maintaining national roads depending on the class, and county governments. We are quickly working on that amendment so that we unlock the challenge. Like I said, securitization has unlocked a lot of challenges. It has also given us liquidity to address some of the challenges that roads like Chakariga-Marimanti-Gatunga, a 36-kilometre road which is in a state of disrepair. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to confirm to the Senate that road has received attention and in this financial year, we will start recarpetting it, amongst many other projects in the County of Tharaka Nithi. That is receiving the attention just like the other counties in Kenya. Therefore, I want to confirm that Chakariga-Marimanti- Gatunga, a 36- kilometre road, will be recarpetted this financial year. I thank you."
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