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    "id": 60325,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/60325/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kinyanjui",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Roads",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 48,
        "legal_name": "Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui",
        "slug": "lee-kinyanjui"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry is responding in the following ways to ease the traffic jam in Nairobi City: (i) Increasing the traffic capacity of the major arterial roads by adding extra lanes. This includes the recent widening of the road from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Nyayo Stadium; the ongoing addition of a second carriageway on the road between Athi River and JKIA; and the ongoing expansion of Thika – Nairobi Highway, which also includes construction of interchanges at various intersections for grade separation of traffic. (ii) Construction of bypasses so that the traffic that is not destined for Central Business District (CBD) can be diverted from the city centre. This includes the ongoing construction of the Eastern and Northern bypasses and the Southern Bypass which is supposed to commence shortly after we have completed the financial agreements. (iii) The construction of grade separated interchanges also known as flyovers so that the capacity of our junctions can be enhanced. (iv) The Government is also seeking funds for dualling the Athi-River to Machakos Turn Off junction of Mombasa Road; expansion of Kenyatta Hospital – Adams Arcade Road; and construction of several missing links within the city. (b) The Nairobi Urban Toll Road was conceived as a concession through participation of a consortium trading as a Nairobi Motorway Group. Following the World Bank’s communication to the Government on the outcome of their compliance review of the consortium which indicated that the World Bank would not be financing the consortium as constituted, my Ministry made a public announcement to the effect that the concession was not going to be feasible any longer. (c) My Ministry is exploring alternative ways of executing the project which include redesigning and restructuring of the project."
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