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    "id": 635458,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mati",
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        "legal_name": "G.J. Munuve Mati",
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    "content": "We do not blame any government. We blame the leaders in those counties because we have never lacked senior people in any of the regimes since Independence. As a matter of fact, all the successive regimes have had Cabinet Ministers from those districts. At one time, the Vice President of this country emanated from the same district, but that road has never been done. For example, Hon. Nyamai’s constituency does not have even one inch of tarmac road. I am proud to have 800 metres of tarmac road in my constituency, which does not go very far in terms of solving the problem of getting my people to Meru, Embu and Isiolo. The people of Kitui, Kibwezi, Mwingi and Tharaka-Nithi may see themselves as having been left out since that is the only road of that calibre and classification in the Republic of Kenya that has not been tarmacked. As a matter of fact, roads in that area are not murramed and yet, murram is available in every part of Ukambani. All we need is a tractor to ferry the murram to the road, water boozer to carry water, et cetera. I support Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai for bringing the Petition. Our priorities have been misplaced. Some leaders have gone to Parliament and held big positions. Instead of dealing with that road, they have strived to make airstrips in their homesteads as a way of having their own way of getting home so as to avoid driving on the impassable road between Nairobi and their homes. I hope that, that road will cement the relationship between the current Government and the people of Kitui and Makueni counties. If it is tarmacked, the hearts and minds of the people of Kitui and Makueni will forever remember the Government for getting them out of that serious problem. Hon. Speaker, I thank you for indulging me. I thank Hon. Rachael K. Nyamai for bringing this very important issue to the attention of this house."
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