{"id":236881,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/236881/?format=json","text_counter":162,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eng. Toro","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Roads and Public Works","speaker":{"id":239,"legal_name":"Joshua Ngugi Toro","slug":"joshua-toro"},"content":" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that 17.1 kilometres of earth road separate the tarmac road from Machakos to Kangundo. (b) The Government has no immediate plans to tarmack the 17.1-kilometre road. However, during the current financial year, Kshs830,000 has been set aside to carry out routine maintenance in order to make the road motorable."}