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    "id": 663421,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second the Motion on the Second Reading of the Kenya Roads Bill 2015. At the outset, I am happy that this Bill has actually found its way into the Second Reading, knowing that it was published a year ago in June last year. This is an important Bill to this country. In seconding the Motion, I would like to start by reiterating the principal objective of the Kenya Roads Bill 2015 which is, in essence, to give effect to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution in relation to the roads sub-sector. The Bill proposed to review, consolidate and rationalise the legal and institutional framework for management of the road network and road sub-sector in a more efficient and effective manner in the light of the new Constitution. The road sector was unbundled in 2007 by the enactment of the Kenya Roads Act 2007. I had the privilege of being the PS then of that ministry when that Bill was initiated and brought to Parliament. Today, we are standing here to repeal that act of 2007 and also the Roads Board Act 1999, which was basically enacted to introduce the issue of road maintenance, which was not there before. Even that Roads Board Act is being amended to harmonise it with the current Bill. The Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing of this House processed the Bill. We invited stakeholders. We met with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. The Committee also held several meetings with other stakeholders. You will see a lot of amendments that the Committee will propose at the Committee of the whole House stage. The Bill gives effect to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. Even before this Bill is enacted, some provisions of the Road Act, 2007, are being violated in the sense that there is the Transition to Devolved Government Act. Money is being sent to the counties 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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