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    "content": "are managed by county governments. It is only the leaders within those counties who know the state of these roads. They can prioritize these roads when they want to repair them. They know which is in dire need of repair and so on. These roads mean a lot to our people because they use them to transport their farm produce to the market. With good motorable roads, our people can access health centres when they fall sick or when they are dropping their children to school. So, I urge all hon. Senators to support this Motion so that it can pave way for the introduction of a Bill which will see to it that both classified and non-classified roads are managed and maintained by county governments. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have Kiserian-Isinya road in my county. It passes through two constituencies; that is Kajiado West and Kajiado East. This is a Class D road. Since 2010, some contractors won the tender to do that road. Today, some sections of the road are more pathetic than they were before the contractors moved in. It used to have tarmac all the way from Kiserian to Isinya. The situation is very pathetic. It is a pity that at the county level, local leaders cannot do anything about it because it is managed from Nairobi. The other road which is in dire need of repair is Kiserian-Ngong road. This road is equally in a very pathetic situation; it is full of potholes. As one of the Senators said here, even to do a simple pothole, the locals cannot do it. This is because procurement and funding process have to be done from Nairobi. So, I believe if we pass and implement this Motion, there will be structures in place which will help us manage these roads at the county level. For example, I know the regional manager of KeRRA has the data of all the roads in the counties. These managers and their staff can work hand in hand with the local leaders to ensure that, at least, those roads will be attended properly and at the right time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, this Motion touches on counties and the voting is by county delegations, I do request you under Standing Order No.51(3) to defer putting of the Question to Wednesday, so that all Senators will be here to vote for this Motion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to reply."
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