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    "id": 667217,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kiaraho",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Njuguna Kiaraho",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this very important Bill. World over, infrastructural network is very vital for any tangible economic and social development. We have seen this in developed countries. What we see in developed countries has also been witnessed within our local set up. Just to point out a few examples, we have seen what has been happening in the environs of Nairobi in places such as Ruaka and on Mombasa Road as you head to Mavoko with improved infrastructural network. All the developments coming up there have been induced by the improved infrastructural network. If this is translated in our rural set up, the same will happen. I do not expect someone to put a block of flats right in the centre of my constituency because of improved road network. However, with an improved road network within our rural set up, this would definitely translate to growth in other ways. If a farmer down there was tilling a one-acre piece of land and planting potatoes, he may expand to two acres. If he had two or three cows, he may increase to six cows because he or she can transport the produce from the farm. The management and handling of this sector is very vital, thus the importance of a well- structured framework. The purpose of the Bill is to give effect to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution in relation to the functions of roads. The establishment of the three bodies, namely, KeNHA, KeNSRA and the County Roads Agency (CRA) is a major step in a positive direction. I come from Nyandarua County where agriculture is the mainstay of our economy. I cannot stand here and talk about what we have witnessed in the last few years. We may be talking about setting up these Authorities thinking that they are going to do great work. There is categorisation of roads into different categories, but that is not enough. If KeNSRA or CRA does not have proper and enough technical human resource, we will achieve 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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