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    "id": 682838,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. King’ola",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Makau King'ola",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to commend the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing. I know they have received so many petitions. There seems to be a disconnect between the implementing agencies and the recommendations of the House. For example, looking at the bridge which connects Kathiani and Kangundo constituencies, a petition was brought by Hon. Mbui in February and up to date, nothing has been done. The Chair seems to have information that the works are ongoing while on the ground, nothing is happening. Sometimes the Committee makes recommendations and then some county governments pretend to do the roads, but in actual sense, they do not do them. A case in point is the Athi River-Kinanie Road, which opens the Leather City in Athi River. The Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development agreed to do that road, but the Governor of Machakos said he was going to do it. When it rains, the residents of Kinanie cannot access their homes and businesses just because there is confusion between the national Government and the county government. The Chair needs to look into how the recommendations of the Committee are going to be implemented. There must be clear guidelines on who is going to do them and when the works will commence instead of coming here to tell us that it is ongoing yet there is nothing on the ground. Otherwise, I appreciate the efforts by the Chair of the Committee."
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