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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, KeRRA has constituency committees from the time this Act was actually enacted in Parliament. Those committees normally identify priorities on how best each of the areas within the constituency or the larger county can actually be managed. The idea of holding funds at the national level, to my own understanding, is mainly emanating from the fact that people at the national Government, particularly at the KeRRA Headquarters, have colluded with what I will call “cowboy contractors.” This is why people are holding onto these funds. There is absolutely no other reason. One, the KeRRA offices are at the county level; two, equipment and machinery are also at the county levels and, if anything, contractors who were given these jobs normally hire machinery and mechanical equipment from the Ministry of Roads or even from private business people. So, really, there is no justification why we should actually hold back funds at the national level when the Constitution provides for the same funds to be channeled to the counties for us to improve on our roads, particularly in the areas such as the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), where I come from. And not only the ASALs, but all over the country; efficiency can only be improved when it is implemented at the lower level. So, I support this Motion; the earlier these funds are channeled to our local areas, the better. Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute. I beg to support."
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