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    "id": 242229,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keter",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 169,
        "legal_name": "Charles Cheruiyot Keter",
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    "content": "I want to thank the Minister for giving me two minutes of his time. From the outset, I support this Vote. I support it despite the fact that Kericho District, where I come from, has been given zero allocation for roads. I say this because the Sotik-Ikonge-Sondu Road does not pass through Kericho District. It is in North Mugirango Constituency and does not pass through Kericho District. However, I want to say that since Independence Belgut Constituency that I represent has not had any allocation for roads construction. But I thank the Minister for allocating money to Sigawet Hospital in my constituency. This hospital was built way back in 1989. In this Budget, the Minister has allocated it Kshs90 million for its rehabilitation and completion. This is a facility which is situated at our border with Nyanza Province. It is located at a very strategic location. Another issue of my concern is our weighbridges. There are always long queues at weighbridges. I propose that the Ministry starts using cross weight instead of using axle weight. This is because, given the uneven road network in our country, we should not use axle weight; doing this is not convenient. This will also eliminate the rampant incidents of corruption at our weighbridges. I also want to say that the Resealing Unit of the Ministry should be doing a lot of work. When you travel from Nairobi, you will find that the road network is not bad until you reach the Kericho District border, all the way to Awasi. The Resealing Unit is not doing any work, because there are a lot of potholes on the stretch of road to Awasi. From Awasi onwards, the road is a bit better. So, I call upon the Ministry to reactivate its Resealing Unit, so that our roads can be repaired."
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