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    "id": 203530,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyachae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads and Public Works",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 342,
        "legal_name": "Simeon Nyachae",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I want to confirm that I appreciate the concerns of the hon. Members. In the case of the roads covered by my Statement, we have already discussed with the Kenya Roads Board (KRB). Funds have been made available. Currently, we are doing in-house work. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the case of emergency in the west of the Rift Valley, this does not only cover the North Rift, but also South Rift. More than two weeks ago, before I went overseas; I left you people here saying I am sick; I was not sick! I sent the Chief Engineer and others all the way to Kisumu. I told them, \"you will drive from Kisumu back to Nakuru in order to look at the road\". They came back and confirmed that the work needed from Mau Summit to Kisumu cannot be done in-house. So, the repairs before the African Development Bank (ADB) takes over the main work, have to be done by a contractor. We are processing the contracting. We are doing the same thing on several roads in the North Rift. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one thing that we must appreciate here is that the kind of rains that have been experienced in the west of the Rift Valley have not been seen in that area since 1966. We never expected that kind of a situation to arise. However, I agree that we need to do some emergency work. I am very happy my colleague is here. At the end of the day, I will ask him to fund the emergency work on the roads west of the 3978 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 18, 2007 Rift as he did at Coast Province. He never said, \"no\" when I did the work in Coast Province, I do not expect him to say \"no\" when I do it on the other side. My brother, you had better smile when I am saying that!"
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