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    "id": 768541,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/768541/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 46(2)(b) to seek a Statement from the Senate Majority Leader regarding the status of the Nairobi- Mombasa Highway, a critical infrastructure to Kenya as well as the East and Central Africa Region. In the Statement, the Senate Majority Leader should address the following:- (1) Is he aware that the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, which forms part of the Northern Corridor, is the busiest and most important transport route in East and Central Africa because it provides a gateway through Kenya to the land-locked economies of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as South Sudan? (2) Is he also aware that the highway, together with its sister road, the Nairobi- Malaba Road, moves more than 50 per cent of all goods traded in the East African Community (EAC)? (3) Is he further aware that due to the volume of traffic and the concentration of heavy duty vehicles, the route is accident prone accounting for a large number of injuries and fatalities? (4) What are the short term (five years), long term (10 years) and ultimate planned goals for the highway under the Kenya Vision 2030? (5) Could he indicate the budgetary allocations for Nairobi-Mombasa Highway expansion projects, highlighting phases already commissioned and outline what is planned for the highway in the short and long-term respectively? (6) Could he table the original designs of the highway and indicate changes if any, stating what occasioned the changes? (7) Has there been public participation and deliberations on the project and, if so, could he table the report and demonstrate how views from the stakeholders have been incorporated in the designs and design changes? Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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