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    "id": 218481,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwenje",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 257,
        "legal_name": "David S. Kamau Mwenje",
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    "content": " I will try to be quite short Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support the creation of the authorities. I think we need the authorities particularly to handle roads in the City. On the by-passes that were started - and I am glad the Minister is here - I think they should now be completed. The real intention for their construction was to reduce traffic jams that occur daily. I think some of the by-passes pass in my place. I urge the Minister to try and finish them a little bit faster than the way they are being constructed. Even if you are not able to tarmac them, at least, you should do them to a level where people are able to use them. They will ease the congestion that we have. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the estate roads in the City are very bad. If you go to any estate--- The spine roads are okay. If you go to Kayole, Dandora and Umoja, the spine roads are okay. But the roads within the estates are so bad that people have to leave their cars at the spine roads and walk to their houses. I urge the Minister to liaise with the City Council to do those roads. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one very important thing for those who live up- June 13, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1809 country are the rural access roads. The rural access roads used to be done by young men. They used to be maintained by young men who were employed to do that. They could use equipment such as"
}