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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tobiko",
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        "legal_name": "Peris Pesi Tobiko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. Infrastructure in this country is very important. We cannot overemphasise the same. If development of infrastructure was distributed equitably to every part of this country, we would have all the roads in all parts of this country being developed. I believe all Kenyans are hard workers and we would be able to move on in terms of development. As you are aware, quite a number of constituencies are suffering because of the issue of classification of roads. We have had the Council of Governors (CoG) going to court to stop Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and other national agencies from doing a number of roads. So, for quite a while our constituents have suffered because we are unable to tell which roads to do and we have been subjected to the whims of governors so that if you are in a working relationship with them, they will allow you to do a road and yet we are elected and we have our own mandate from the people. It is sad that anybody would go to court to stop development in their own counties. We have suffered and our constituents have suffered and we feel for them. My constituency is one of the newly created constituencies. These are areas that had been left out of development completely. Kajiado East has no tarmac road. Sometimes we benefit from Mombasa Road and the road heading to Namanga, but we do not have a single tarmac road. We have eagerly been waiting for the launch of the Isara-Mashuuru-Kajiado Road. The people of Kajiado East also hope that--- 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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