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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me start by thanking Hon. Rachael Nyamai for; once again, reminding this House that, that road is very important to us. The first question relating to this road was asked in this House in the 1960s and in all the subsequent parliaments. The President had promised the people of Ukambani that, that road would be tarmacked. The Deputy President said the same within the last two years. The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury had also said the same. We are now saying enough is enough. Why are we saying so? It is because we pay taxes like other Kenyans. The time has come. If the Government cannot put tarmac on that road, let it degrade it from Road Class B to Road Class C or Road Class D, so that we can murram it properly using our Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) monies. The fact that it is classified as Road Class B means that we cannot touch it. I am surprised that Hon. Munuve can stand here and blame individuals, instead of blaming the Government. That is very bad because the Government of Kenya has been in place since 1963. You might like it or not, but we have a leader in Ukambani and he must be respected. That is a fact. Hon. Munuve might talk. It has become a song he sings every day, but it will not change anything. The leader he is saying is not our leader is, indeed, our leader. He will remain our leader forever. Let us not be taken for granted. Every time he gets a chance to speak, he 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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