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    "id": 501028,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by hon. Gakuya. Infrastructure is a key factor as far as the development of any country is concerned. For this country to achieve Vision 2030, we should have a proper road network which can serve the citizens properly. When the Thika Superhighway was completed, it opened that region all the way to Thika, despite the fact that by the time it was being completed, it had already been overtaken by the population growth and the expansion of the city. As at now, it is still congested. I support this Motion that the Government should hit the nail when it is hot. If we can have all the major roads which come to the City expanded and made into several lanes, it will ease communication. It will save time to come to the City for those who work or do business. It will also save on energy because of traffic jams. People are stuck in traffic for hours. I believe this will improve in the development and the economy of this country. It is unfortunate that most of the public land which we are requesting the Government to purchase, because of poor planning in the past by our forefathers or the leaders who were there then, the Government is struggling to get land so that it can put up public utilities. It is high time the Government went very fast and acquired that land before it is either grabbed or bought by individuals. Otherwise, it will become a tall order to expand those roads. At the end of the day, those roads will remain with us because the City is here with us and we need that expansion. If a mistake was done, it will be expensive to correct it. The faster we do it, the better. We are talking of Vision 2030. We are in 2014 and we have only 15 years to go. However, if we do an analytical study, we will find that we have not gone far in moving towards that direction. When noble ideas like those ones come by, they should be taken seriously and implemented so that, at least, we can move towards that direction. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, apart from the mentioned Landhies and Jogoo roads, we need to expand our roads. We spend two hours on the road for a distance which could take you 30 minutes or an hour. If you calculate the economic value or the loss the country suffers when such delays are caused, it is enormous. So, it is high time the Government put its foot forward and explored ways and means of opening as many roads as possible not only in Nairobi, but other major cities and towns in Kenya. We have been talking of a road from here to Moyale, Mandera, Lokichoggio and other northern parts of this country. If we had those roads in place, even the problems we are having in Kapedo with the bandits in Pokot would not be there. With proper roads, the Government can rush security officers there very fast. Those areas in the northern parts of Kenya like Marsabit could have been established as cities if we had proper infrastructure. However, without roads, we will have bandits and other criminals. That is because they know even if they go into the bush, nobody will follow them there. However, if there were good roads, even criminals would think twice before they commit any atrocity because they know that within no time, they would be caught up by the long arm of the law. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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