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    "content": "Standing Order No.217(1)(b) provides that:- “A Petition to the Senate shall be presented by a Senator on behalf of a petitioner with the consent of the Speaker.” I wish to confirm that the Speaker has given his consent on this matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Kalinga petitioned the Senate, through its Standing Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation, to inquire into the matter of upgrading and tarmacking of Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi Road, Road B7. The petitioner draws the attention of the Senate to the following. Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi Road is 212 kilometres long. The Kibwezi-Kitui section of the road is classified as B7; it is 170 kilometres long; while the Kitui-Mwingi section is class C94; it is 42 kilometres long. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the petitioner further states that the Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi Road is the economic lifeline of the people of Kitui County as well as the people of many other counties, including Garissa, Isiolo and Mombasa. The road facilitates trade, economic development and improvement in the livelihoods and quality of life of the residents of these counties. The Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi Road has been in a deplorable state of repair. This has negatively affected trade, economics and social development in Kitui County and other surrounding counties. It is noteworthy that the Kibwezi-Kitui Road is the only Class B international trunk road that is in such a deplorable state. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the petitioner further states that the Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi Road is central to the success of Vision 2013 whose objective is to transform Kenya into a newly industrialized middle income country, providing a high quality life to all citizens by 2013---"
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