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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, even if we have court cases or any deterrent case that would make the project not to be completed, we have seen our courts act within 14 days and deliver remarkable decisions that have enabled this country move forward. I do not see why we should have a road that would kill our people because it is not marked or it is not done to any specifications. We do not imagine that a Government can be helpless in terms of enforcing the requirement by our contractors. In the reverse, we would expect that the Government would be in a position to enforce what is needed from our contractors. We do not expect to see punishment in form of reward for more jobs to the same contractors. Hon. Speaker, Sir, we have talked about maternity health and the way we expect it in the next 100 days to be for free. (Technical hitch) In my constituency, we have Karatina District Hospital. Here you will not get patients in the hospital because the roads are in a bad state. They are full of pot holes. I am not sure what would happen to expectant mothers as they are delivered to hospital. We are looking at a situation whereby we can partner with learning institutions which have enormous resources. For example, we have Karatina University which is not very far from the Karatina District Hospital. Such partnership could lead to us having a medical school which would help in research and build capacity in terms of what can be provided by the hospital. We need to appreciate what emergencies are. We need also to have basic understanding of--- (Technical hitch) --- The line between life and death is so thin and can be broken by something---"
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