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    "id": 45916,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/45916/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kabogo",
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        "legal_name": "William Kabogo Gitau",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Roads the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that the on-going Thika Road construction by Shengli Construction Company has affected the residents of New Wood Estate by diverting drainage water into the estate, hence heightening the risk of water-borne diseases? (b) What immediate measures is the Ministry taking to address the matter? The Assistant Minister for Roads (Mr. Kinyanjui): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that the construction of Thika Road by Shengli Construction Company has affected residents of New Wood Estate by diverting drainage water into the estate. However, I am aware that during the rainy season the area experiences flooding. This is as a result of the estate being constructed on a low swampy ground that has in the past served as a collection point for rainfall run-off from the surrounding elevated areas. (b) My Ministry recently sent a team on the ground to assess the situation. The team established that the cause of the flooding is not as a result of the run-off from the road, but from the surrounding elevated areas and has continued to worsen over the years due to increased farming activities. The teamâs preliminary assessment was that remedying the situation would require the natural flow of water to be reversed and channeled up to five meters below the ground level towards a stream that is about 1 kilometre away. The works are beyond the scope of the Ministry of Roads and that of the Thika Road construction project. I, therefore, urge the hon. Member to take up the matter with the Ministry of Local Government and other relevant Government bodies concerned with urban planning and environmental issues."
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