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    "id": 217976,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/217976/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
    },
    "content": "To enhance our capacity to provide road networks and effectively supervise road projects, we will make operational the three roads authorities currently being debated by this House. I am glad that the support has been overwhelming. We will also increase the participation of the private sector players in road financing, construction and maintenance. The use of labour-intensive Road 2000 Programme will be expanded to continue generating employment opportunities for our youth. To hasten the construction and completion of infrastructure projects in a timely manner, we will roll out the current framework for monitoring implementation of road projects to cover the implementation of energy, water and other key infrastructural sectors. We expect this framework, which reviews quarterly implementation on the basis of agreed delivery benchmarks, will ensure timely completion of all these projects. Mr. Speaker, Sir, turning to energy, as you are aware, reliable supply of electricity is critical to our growth efforts and in particular to the manufacturing sector. Building on the success of the current Rural Electrification Programme, the Government will further expand this programme in 2007/2008 in order to make power accessible to all Kenyans. To this end, an additional 460 market centres, 110 secondary schools, 38 health centres, 17 water projects and a number of townships will, by May 2008, be connected with electric power. June 14, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1829"
}