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    "id": 396686,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/396686/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong'era",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity so that I can also support this Motion. May I, first, begin by commending Sen. Mositet, for bringing such an important Motion. As you know, rural roads form such an important cog of any development in the rural areas. We know that without these roads being in good condition, we will not be able to transport any services to the basic unit of the county Government. As you know, this is the village level. Therefore, it behooves the national Government to transfer these services, especially to ensure that they have sufficient funds so that KeRRA can be able to operate at the county level. There is no way somebody at the national level; those mandarins sitting in the national Government, can be able to plan and determine for us in the rural areas. County governments are the ones that are best placed to be able to determine and prioritize which roads should be developed but not the mandarins at the national Government. We all know that the reason why they do not want to transfer these services is because of the culture of kitu kidogo and the 10 per cent commissions that many engineers at the national level continue enjoying with the contractors. Therefore, I want to support the Motion by urging that these funds should even have been transferred yesterday. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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