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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to comment on the Petition by my brother, Hon. Iringo. I speak from a point of information because I have been on this particular road and I have witnessed and heard the cries of the people of Igembe Central. It is not just Igembe Central that is affected. This road connects Igembe South, Igembe North, Isiolo North and Isiolo South. So, this road leads to the business hub of Meru and Isiolo. We want to grow tourism in Kenya as much as we can. We do not expect tourists to visit places like the Meru National Park when they cannot even connect to the roads that lead to these destinations. We need to do better. Most importantly, we are just about to go into elections and there are flagship projects especially on roads that were promised one-and-a-half years ago. We have not less than 200 kilometres of roads in Meru County that are supposed to be tarmacked by the Jubilee Government. It is time that is done. This is also a place where a lot of farmers transport their miraa . They have a small market for miraa . Miraa should not be hindered from reaching its destination because of connectivity. We are praying that this happens as soon as possible. We also expect timelines to be placed by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. We are only talking about Kshs.75 million. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you are the Chair of the Liaison Committee. You know the amount of money that is going to these Ministries. Why can we not have this Kshs75 million being allocated to Hon. Iringo’s constituency? We are still asking for the balance of 200 kilometres of roads in Meru County to be done as quickly as possible."
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