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    "id": 376169,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Muzee",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kazungu Muzee",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have a petition on behalf of the people of Malindi Constituency. It is about the tarmacking of Malindi-Sala Gate Road, C103 which starts from Malindi to Ganda, Kakuyuni, Jilore, Kakoneni, Chakama and then Sala Gate. We, the undersigned citizens of Kenya who are residents of Malindi Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: That one of the key pillars to achieving the Vision 2030 is wildlife and tourism. It has been earmarked as a key player in the economic development of this great country. Aware that key roads to tourist sites are critical for tourism and wildlife development and need to be prioritized for tarmacking, the Malindi-Lango Baya-Chakama-Sala Gate Road, C103 is a key road that is convenient for tourists from hotels in major resource towns in North Coast to access Tsavo East National Park. This road is part of a regional highway linking Malindi, Voi, Bachuma, Taita Taveta into Tanzania and finally Burundi thus holding the potential of boosting regional trade and integration across East African States. The road serves many resort centres including Malindi Town, Watamu, Mambrui, and Kilifi Town. Cumulatively the centres receive about 500 tourists a year. These tourists prefer to visit Tsavo East National Park during the day and return to their hotels in the evening. That agriculture is a key component to the achievement of the Vision 2030 and that the Malindi-Lango Baya-Chakama-Sala Gate Road passes through rich cultural lands on the banks of rivers Galana and Sabaki and it is instructive that the same road links Kulalu Ranch which has been earmarked by the Ministry of Agriculture for a massive irrigation project as part of the one million acre irrigation drive to promote food security in the country and fight poverty and boost the economic well being of the people living in the area and the nation at large. That while the Malindi Airport has been improved to facilitate air travel by tourists to this tourist region, the major road leading to Tsavo East National Park has not been tarmacked to facilitate easy and safe movement into and out of the park. That, tourists accessing the Tsavo East National Park spend almost three to four hours on the bumpy and muddy earth road with their vehicles often getting stuck in muddy and slippery sections of the road in a journey that"
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