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    "id": 189776,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/189776/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Arising from studies undertaken earlier and which gave rise to the Kenya Urban Transport Infrastructure Project (KUTIP), various recommendations were made that, when implemented to the full, will alleviate the problems of traffic congestion in our major cities. Some of the recommendations include:- Road networking development, including the construction of missing links, bypasses, radial and circumvential road system and non-motorised transport facilities. Secondly, signalization of intersections within the Central Business District (CBD), improvement of public transport, including bus incentives and priority policies, restructuring of bus routes, introduction of shuttle bus systems as well as improvement of parking within the CBD. Mr. Speaker, Sir, coming now specifically to the major towns which include Kisumu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Eldoret, we intend to take the following specific steps to ease congestion. With regard to Kisumu City, the municipality, in liaison with the Ministry of Roads, is looking forward to the completion and opening of a bypass from Nairobi Road through Mamboleo to Otonglo. That will not only divert buses, tankers and other vehicles, but it will also strengthen the lifespan of the city roads. We intend to construct three more bus parks at already identified sites. We intend to establish designated matatu termini outside the city centre. We intend to relocate major bus companies to areas outside the town centre. We intend to reorganize traffic within the town, including designating points and areas for matatus and buses. Lastly, we intend to review the council building bylaws to ensure that all the new buildings in the city provide for adequate parking spaces. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for Mombasa City, we intend to re-route the traffic, provide designated"
}