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    "id": 635451,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.K. Nyamai",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have a Petition by concerned residents of Kitui South Constituency on the deplorable state of Kibwezi-Kitui Road, Class B7. I, the undersigned, on behalf of concerned residents of Kitui South Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, an elaborate and well-maintained road network is an essential infrastructural establishment that spurs socio- economic development and investment in any region; THAT, the approximately 150-kilometre Kibwezi–Kitui Road is a major Class B7 highway that traverses Kitui, Makueni and Tharaka-Nithi counties and is a major road link that can open up the eastern and north eastern parts of Kenya for rapid economic exploration, development and investment; THAT, the highway shortens the distance between Mombasa and Nairobi by about 80 km thereby scaling down the cost of transport and easing traffic congestion that typifies the ever- busy Mombasa Road; THAT, despite being a Class B7 highway, Kibwezi-Kitui Road has never been upgraded to bitumen standard and yet, all highways of its equivalent across the country are tarmacked; THAT, since Independence, successive governments have neglected the highway thus leaving it to degenerate into such deplorable state that motorists have shunned it irrespective of the convenience it affords travellers between Mombasa and Nairobi; THAT, the road has become impassable thereby disconnecting residents from key social amenities like hospitals, impeding the region’s economic development and occasioning tragic road accidents that cause loss of lives, especially during rainy seasons; THAT, in 2012, a feasibility study for tarmacking the road was done, drawings and designs completed under the World Bank funding and an environmental impact assessment for the project gave it a green light and yet, five years later, the work is yet to commence; THAT, efforts to resolve the matter with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure are yet to bear any fruit; THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is raised is not pending before any court of law or constitutional body; Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing:- (i) Investigates the reasons why over 50 years since Independence, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has not upgraded the Kibwezi-Kitui Highway to bitumen standard and yet, all other Class B7 roads in the country are tarmacked. (ii) Visits the Kitui-Kibwezi Road to assess the current situation. 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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