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    "id": 470591,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, Senators! Sen. Murungi, I gave you the first opportunity and you asked about four questions. Hon. Senators, I just want to remind you that on 16th May, 2013, you passed a Motion in this House asking that particular department to bring you an annual report on the status of roads. So, do not bring back to the Chairperson what your Committee was supposed to do. The Committee has a permanent avenue which we, as a House, granted to interrogate these stalled projects. The second avenue is that a Committee of the House is always at liberty to demand or summon any person in the Republic and particularly the Cabinet Secretary responsible for your portfolio as she has mentioned to you. Hon. Senators, I just want to refresh your memory because some of the petitioners were quite eloquent in their submissions. The Motion was brought here by Sen. Musila. It says:- “THAT, noting with concern the skewed infrastructural development in Kenya, particularly in the roads sector; aware that without suitable roads to connect all counties the nation cannot meaningfully achieve the development goals envisaged in our Vision 2030; noting further that in his Presidential Speech on the occasion of State opening of Parliament on 16th April, 2013, His Excellency the President promised the nation to improve local roads so that our people can move freely across our nation; the Senate resolves that the national Government takes immediate steps to correct the skewed roads development in Kenya and requires the Department of Transport and Infrastructure to submit to the Senate, through the Senate Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation an annual report of roads development programmes covering all counties in Kenya beginning July, 2013.” One year is gone and I direct that the Committee invites the Minister and Members so that they can deal with the matter. We can assist if you want it to be a"
}