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    "id": 707214,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/707214/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13127,
        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate do adopt the report of the Standing Committee On Roads and Transportation on a Stakeholders’ Forum held on 3rd February 2016 at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi and laid on the table of the House on 14th April 2016. The report was as a result of the Committee performing its mandate. As per the Standing Order No.208 of the Senate, the Committee is mandated to consider all matters relating to transportation and roads, public works, construction and maintenance of roads, rails, buildings, air, seaports, housing and communication. It was due to this mandate given to us, as a Committee, that the Committee resolved on 9th July, 2015, to hold the said forum. This was after visiting various counties to oversee the work plans and everything that was being done by the various stakeholders dealing with our mandate. A general observation was that many stakeholders within the counties faced the same challenges and that is why we agreed to bring them together to avoid duplication of work and cut down on cost so that we forge the way forward. At the forum, we observed that the national Government through the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure had spearheaded the classification of roads which resulted into various issues. There are various complaints that consultation was not done properly. The classification was not done in accordance with the Constitution thus it violated some of the provisions of the Constitution. The matter culminated to a suit at the High Court where the then Transition Authority (TA) was instructed to implement the findings of the High Court case so that they could deal with the road classifications properly and prepare a register which was to be handed over to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
}