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    "id": 239924,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me thank my colleague and dear friend, the Minister for Local Government, for giving me two minutes. I assure him that I will give him five minutes next year, when I will be on the other side. First, I appeal to the Minister to ensure that when the Ministry of Roads and Public Works is building major roads in Kenya, the spur-roads entering the markets are tarmacked. Those are roads which enter the markets. For example, there is a road that is being built from Kisii, Bondo and Usenge. The spur-roads going into Uru, Akala, Ndori and Bondo markets have not been constructed. That is very dangerous because it really discriminates against such markets and yet, they are the economic nerve points for those roads. So, that is something that should be taken very seriously. Secondly, there are urban centres coming up in rural areas. In fact, most people in the rural areas are moving into the markets. Those are urban centres in the rural areas, and yet they do not have proper facilities, like sanitary facilities. If you take the figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), you will find out that there is increased movement from rural areas into the markets. So, I appeal to the Ministry of Local Government to take such markets as centres of important economic activities and one of the major functions of the Ministry of Local Government. Finally, Kisumu City is a Millennium Development City, something which the world is very proud of. But I notice from the Development Expenditure that Kisumu has only been allocated less than Kshs7 million. I appeal to my friend to take the millennium project in Kisumu very seriously. Please, revise that budgetary provision for Kisumu and increase the allocation. I am sure you will do that. 2578 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 2, 2006 Thank you."
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