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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bunyasi",
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to contribute to this important Bill on the reclassification and new governance structure in the roads sector. Many of my colleagues who have spoken before me have given thanks to the Government of the day for constructing roads in their areas. My first comment on this is that the totality of development in Kenya is important for the growth of this economy and employment of our people. If you go to Mandera County, you will find people from Busia County working there. If you go to Busia County, you will find people from Coast and Central Kenya working there. This means that wherever growth occurs in this economy, it attracts people from all over the country. It is for the benefit of this country to put up infrastructure in any area which will spur economic growth. These areas are not necessarily near the capital, and roads and regions that were identified during the colonial days. There are many new centres that will grow. In the classification of roads, I like the prominence given to link roads to major trading centres including border areas. That is a good thing. The issue of quality has been canvassed. A lot of money is wasted when contractors do not deliver the quality that is expected. This is taxpayers‟ money and not Government money. That is the best way to look at it. It is the poor taxpayers who as they buy paraffin, sugar or as their corporation gets taxed, finances this. Those taxes have been put in place but there is no mention of how we will handle rogue contractors. It is very common, and all of us know that infrastructural projects are popular for the opportunities they provide to those who manage the process. It is also a quick way of making money. Rather than setting up a business, if you manage procurement of large contracts, you can acquire the same income flows compared to those who have worked for years to wait for such flows to come from their corporations. Governance must be looked at seriously if we want to move forward."
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