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    "id": 212344,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/212344/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj. Madoka",
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        "legal_name": "Marsden Herman Madoka",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be very brief and, maybe, allow somebody else to say something. I stand to support this Vote, and say that I wish we could give this Ministry a lot more money, because I know a lot of money is needed because of the various roads in the country that need to be done. Mine is mainly to complain to the Minister about the Voi-Mwatate-Taveta Road. We have had promises from the late Mzee Kenyatta's time, Mr. Moi's time and Mr. Kibaki's time that this road would be tarmacked but nothing has been done. I really believe that something needs to be done. Last year we were told the African Development Bank (ADB) were making arrangements to fund work on this particular road. It is my sincere hope that something will be done. The other thing, which I would like to say, is that I think we need to find a way of saving on the little money we get. When we do the gravelling of roads, I think a simple single sealing of those gravel roads will give them a much longer life and that will help in ensuring that we keep these roads going. Equally, we do many of these roads but the major problem is that we do not take enough trouble about drainage. So, I think, again, some of these roads will last much longer if we took trouble about gravelling. I will now give my time to---"
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