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    "id": 403412,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/403412/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank hon. Gumbo because the information he sought is so crucial even for the House. The total length of power distribution lines in the country is information that each Member and the Committee on Energy, Communication and Information will need. Then the one on the length of the tarmac road is information that the Government has given. I also want to agree with him that 50 years that Kenya has been independent, which we are going to celebrate, in terms of road infrastructure, I am sure many will not celebrate. It is upon this House, because this House has the power to make the Budget, to make sure that in the Budget-making process, equity in terms of distribution of the national resources is observed. This Parliament has to play the oversight role. In northern Kenya, where I come from, for the 50 years of independence, the only tarmac road that has been done is 20 kilometres and it ends in my constituency. I am sure there are so many other people who have not seen the black tar in their counties. There are, however, areas which have produced President, Prime Ministers, and Vice-Presidents that have roads. We now have an opportunity as Parliament to make sure that during the budget-making process, Parliament asserts its powers and ensures that the national cake is distributed according to the provisions of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, I beg to table this document. Hon. Speaker, I have the final Statement to make on behalf of the House Business Committee (HBC). It is a very important Statement today in terms of the content."
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