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    "id": 681840,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/681840/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shinali",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1598,
        "legal_name": "Benard Masaka Shinali",
        "slug": "benard-masaka-shinali"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of concerned residents of Kakamega County, draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, transport and infrastructure network not only facilitates rapid movement of passengers, goods and services but also accelerates the economy of a country; THAT, Kakamega Airstrip is a strategic transport installation that facilitates movement of passengers, business people and tourists to Kakamega Forest and other tourists destinations in Kakamega County and its environs; THAT, in 2010, the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development closed the Airstrip and directed the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to resurface its pavements so as to improve its quality; THAT, between February and October, 2011 resurfacing was done, however the work was substandard, which forced the KAA to discontinue operations at the Airstrip; THAT, an evaluation of the pavements by the Material Testing and Research Department of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development indicated that the pavements had a zero residual life, which required major rehabilitation to restore them to usable state; THAT, three years later, neither the Ministry nor the KAA has taken measures to rehabilitate this strategic airstrip; THAT, efforts to have the process expedited by the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development have not yielded satisfactory action; THAT, the issues in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing:-"
}