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    "id": 1626438,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with this and it is the neatest way to ensure that once all the project proposals have gone through the rigorous process, because the last time, we passed in this House regulations on how to determine what project to fund. I like the fact that the Constitution is extremely explicit on the items the counties need to be brought up to par with the rest of the country. For example, you cannot sit and say that there is an item where certain counties are far way ahead of us and we need to catch up with them. It is limited to the four items I named earlier. Therefore, it is my hope and plea that the CoB will stick to the regulations we passed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I celebrate the industry of this Committee. Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale had earlier invited me into a contest on which one was useful between the Committee that I served in and the one that he serves in. That is an invitation I reject vehemently because it is served by Members who were equally as good as he was when he served in that Committee. I would not wish to engage in that debate, but I have given my thoughts. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it will be interesting to listen to them because we have the chance to vary that policy later this year. Sen. Boni and Sen. Faki will lead us into making it better than how the second one is; which is this one. We will gladly support because I believe, as a country, we must mature to a level of refining our processes and procedures as well as making them better to ensure that we respond to the needs of the ordinary citizens. Using this basis, it is possible even to take this further in all the areas and sectors, including on development. I agree with my Whip that, for example, when it comes to the distribution of road resources, there is a big problem in the country. I do not know what the Cabinet Secretary said because I did have the benefit of listening. It would be nice because to the best of my knowledge, I read the Cabinet dispatch, which said that there shall be an invitation through privately sourced funds through PPP for interested bidders and individuals to do the project, similar to what was done for the Nairobi Expressway, from Nairobi here, all the way to the border in Malaba. If there has been a departure, I would not know. However, it will be interesting to know."
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