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    "content": "management of funds set aside for roads is known to all of them. There are citizens who are staying in the rural areas and yet they do not know who actually manages the roads funds. At times, they are told that the funds are being managed by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), the county government or the national Government. It would be good for our Government to come out clearly and tell Kenyans that the national Government is managing the classified roads. The unclassified roads should actually be managed the way it has been stated in this Motion. We know the Uwezo Fund will benefit the youth and the women. We all know that this is a revolving fund. However, the beneficiaries will not be able to repay that money if the roads remain in poor conditions. Seated in this House, we all know that we are representing farmers. Farmers are suffering; they cannot get their farm produce to the markets because of infrastructure. I really support Sen. Mositet for coming up with this Motion. I think that it will helpful, since there will be one particular department that will manage the roads funds. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Mugo talked about schools. I now want to talk about hospitals. Whenever people who live in rural areas are referred to other hospitals, it is always complicated for them to even travel to those referral hospitals because of poor infrastructure. If this Motion is passed, it will ensure that some rural roads are managed by KURA. Its mandate will be expanded from the national Government to the county governments. In future, I hope that plans will be made so that the county governments will also manage their own roads. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to speak about public participation on matters concerning people in the rural areas, especially the roads. Many people are suffering because they are not part and parcel of those who decide which roads are to be done. Therefore, I also encourage public participation in the management of roads, especially in the rural areas. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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