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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Khamasi",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Lyula Khamasi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not surprising to hear from that circle. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say a few things about this Bill. There is a very big demand for good roads in our country. More often than not, when the Vote of the Ministry of Roads and Public Works comes to this House, the Minister has got a real problem in satisfying hon. Members about what their requirements are. I believe, without anticipation of debate, that also this year and going by what we have seen in the Printed Estimates, he must be preparing himself to deal with another big issue about allocation of funds to our roads. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a good Bill. I believe, probably, it should have come much earlier than today. To categorise roads in the sectors in which it has been done, I think, it is the best thing. The Minister has good intentions. I believe if it is well executed after this Bill becomes an Act, then we shall see a lot of difference in the manner in which we deal with our roads in this country. This Bill, if enacted, will now make sure that there is concentration in each sector of the road. I believe we can see excellence in construction and maintenance. I have one problem: Who will manage these authorities? The Bill says who the appointing authorities are. I believe we shall be depending on the same characters who are in this industry in the name of engineers. Last week, I happened to belong to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and we had to go out and inspect one of the roads in this country. First and foremost, what perplexed everybody was that there was a contract given to a contractor to do a road from one point to another. The contract price was Kshs148 million. In the process, this contract was varied about four or five times up to Kshs2 billion."
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