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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Diriye",
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        "legal_name": "Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Bill. The Kenya Roads Bill 2015 is very important because it gives effect to the Fourth Schedule of our Constitution. This way, it is going to streamline our roads sector and give it the necessary legal and institutional framework, so that our roads are managed in a better way and the roads sub-sector has better management. This Bill will also ensure that it is done in an efficient and effective manner. This is very important because some of the proposed things in this Bill were done 30 years ago. Even the current Acts that we are using in the roads sub-sector, namely, the Kenya Roads Board Act and the Kenya Roads Act, were enacted about 10 years ago. It is very important that this Roads Bill comes into effect, so that it streamlines the roads subsector, particularly in line with devolution and the Constitution. We should know which Authority and Government organ is in charge of which road. The Bill also proposes imposition and development of standards. Roads construction and improvement is very important for our economy to grow and for our country to develop. Without roads, there is no way other sub-sectors of the economy like coffee, tea or livestock can grow. Even for us to come to Parliament in the morning from our houses or constituencies, we cannot discharge such important duties without proper roads. If you want to see how a country is doing in terms of progression, the first thing to look at is the road network. Even when we travel outside the country and we see roads that are done nicely, we say that that country is well developed. It is, therefore, very important that we give all the attention and support to this sector. The Bill also proposes classification of roads. The current classifications were done many years ago. So, it is also very important that our roads are classified because the country is growing. Our population is now almost 50 million people. The current classification may have been done many years ago. I do not remember when it was done. It is very important for roads to be classified because many urban centres, regional and county headquarters are coming up which requires the roads to be properly classified, so that they are tarmacked. This Bill is very important because it will give priority to financing of our roads sub- sector just like the former President Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga did in terms of opening up the 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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