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    "id": 385570,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Moi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Kipsiele Towett Moi",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion by our colleague, Sen. Musila. While supporting him, one thing we need to recognize is that roads alone are not a solution to our transport problems. I was very happy that Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o raised this issue. It is important to develop other sectors around the transport system; mainly, air, water and railway. That would help us reduce the strain on our roads. It is also important to develop link and access roads in all areas especially in the agricultural areas. My Committee on Energy, Roads and Transport which is made up of very able and competent Senators - who are up to the task - met yesterday. We had our first meeting and considered our work plan for the year 2013. The Motion that Sen. Musila has brought falls, absolutely, under our mandate and we have scheduled a series of meetings with key stakeholders in the Government and in the private sector to brief the Committee on various issues. The Committee has resolved to be proactive and we will initiate our first meetings with Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries in the line Ministries after they are sworn in. I intend to propose recommendations to some of the perennial problems facing this sector. The roads in our counties are in a poor state. That has been said by my colleagues who have spoken before me. The situation has been made worse by the heavy downpour we have been receiving in many parts of our country. If the Senate approves this Motion, it will be easier for the citizens of this country to monitor and audit the state of their roads and road repairs on an annual basis. The approval of this Motion will also bring about equitable development of our road networks in the 47 counties and eventually improve the status of local roads. This will enable our people to move freely across the nation as embedded in the Presidential Speech. I would like to also support what Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo talked about with regard to trade and opening the roads to go all the way to South Sudan. It is very sad that at this time, Uganda is the country benefitting from trade with South Sudan as opposed to Kenya and yet it was Kenya who put their best foot forward to ensure that our brothers and sisters in South Sudan got their Independence. However, due to lack of development with regard to our infrastructure, we have let others take the cream and benefit from our work. This is very sad, indeed, but we hope that with the support of the Senate to the Committee, we will readdress these issues. In this regard, I would like to assure this House of my Committee’s commitment in overseeing and ensuring that once this Motion has been approved, we will do our part to ensure that what the Senate wants, it will get. With those remarks, I support."
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