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"content": "I have made an analysis of all the Ministries. I want to say that the Ministry of Roads and Public Works leads in marginalising people in this Republic. From the districts' allocation, look at national and provincial roads; it is very clear where resources have gone. I do not need to repeat. It is very clear! This House should not be taken for granted! That, we sit here to approve proposals for funds to develop certain areas, while other areas languish in poverty and lack of infrastructure. It is happening in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Ministry of Roads and Public Works and every other Ministry, including the Ministry of Education. I want to give an example of Mwingi District. Out of the Kshs45 billion that this House is being asked to approve, Mwingi District has been allocated Kshs7 million. I beg the Minister to remove the Kshs7 million given to Mwingi and give it to another district! It is an insult to the people of Mwingi District to be given Kshs7 million for roads! We, therefore, request that, that money be re-allocated to another Ministry or district, perhaps, Nyandarua District. Nyandarua District has almost been given Kshs1 billion! Why not give them the Kshs7 million for Mwingi District, to make it Kshs1 billion? We do not need the Kshs7 million. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a road B7, from Kibwezi to Kitui. It is one of the oldest roads. Ever since I was a child, it was being said that the road would be tarmacked. It has been in the books all the time. Today, it is in this Book and is allocated Kshs7 million. A \"B\" road July 19, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2219 is an international road. That B7 Road is supposed to join Maua and go all the way up to Ethiopia. But priority has been given to \"E\" roads. Class \"B\" Roads have been denied funds while Class \"E\" roads have been given money. Money has even been allocated to \"D\" roads! I want it to be very clear that we, in Mwingi District, do not require the Kshs7 million. It can be allocated elsewhere because we can do without it. Therefore, I appeal to the Minister, Mr. Nyachae, whom I respect very much, that, please, we do not require the Kshs7 million. Let it be given to Nyandarua District, so that they can get Kshs1 billion. I say that with a lot of bitterness because for how long--- We have now been in this House for close to four years. But, every year, we are promised that things will be different in the following year. But when I get these books, they are the same or even worse! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me mention something about the Kenya Roads Board (KRB). I will not say much because I am angry! I cannot say much when I am angry. The KRB, through the District Roads Committees (DRCs), has been distributing money to constituencies for the purpose of developing or improving rural access roads. Last year, every constituency, including mine, got Kshs6.5 million. At the end of the financial year, that money had not done any work despite the fact that, the KRB had produced a programme that we set and approved. When we asked the roads engineers, they said: \"We did this or that road\". However, nothing was done on the ground. I have raised that matter with the Assistant Minister, Eng. Toro. The engineer cannot co-operate because he is in cahoots with other people. They consume that money by doing things like bush clearing. In Mwingi District, there is no bush to be cleared. We have not received any rains for the last four years. So, the Kshs6.5 million for our constituency went to the engineers and their friends. There is nothing to show for it. To prove that, I ask the Minister to send an auditor to audit the funds. He will find out that no road was done. Now those funds have been increased to Kshs11 million per constituency. There is nothing to celebrate about. What will happen is that the engineers will now have more money to \"eat\" with their friends. We must find a solution to that problem because we do not want to cheat our people that we are---"
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