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    "content": "merely devolved jobs. In fact, I am afraid that if that is the case, then the pace of development might as well slow down. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to conclude my contribution with a reflection of the unfairness of the current system. One of the most ambitious programmes that have been a large success in this country was Roads 2000 Programme. I do not know, hon. Members, if you have looked at the Economic Survey. It has got startling statistics. It says that on this ambitious programme that has seen a revolution in the infrastructure of the country, a total of 6,074 kilometres of new roads have been done. That is something very nice. But when you analyze it further, you find that out of these 6,074 kilometres, 1,015 kilometres have been done in the central region of Kenya and 2,036 kilometres have been done in the Nyanza region of Kenya. The shocking aspect of it is that whereas this is obtaining, in the project of Roads 2000 Programme, zero kilometers of roads have been done in the former Western Province region. It is a shame and Prof. Anyang-Nyong’o, who was the Minister for Planning and National Development, a man I respect--- I was the first one to host him in Kakamega when he was campaigning for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and he knows how much I respect him. But if he is the one who planned these things that we get zero out of Roads 2000 Programme, Professor, then please, you owe our people an apology. It is not fair. It cannot be fair. It is not wise and we cannot accept. We want Kenya to grow and I want all to know that if I ever have an opportunity to come to this National Assembly---"
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