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    "id": 768544,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/768544/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "December 5, 2017 SENATE DEBATES 4 The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is normally allowed to ride on such requests to ask for further particulars and information on the Statement. The highway from Mombasa to Malaba and beyond is the most important economic artery for this country. Uganda is our number one trading partner ahead of the United Kingdom (UK), Germany and other countries. We have seen misplaced priorities putting Kshs40 billion on a highway from Nairobi to Thika. Right now there is a dual carriage way that is planned to start from Kenol through Murang’a to Nyeri and other dual carriage ways from Kenol through Makutano, Karatina to Nyeri, and so on. In the answer to the question, can this House and the country be told whether the “dualizing” of the highway from Mombasa all the way to Malaba – which researchers have indicated will result in an immediate five to 10 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) because of faster and better movement of goods and services to Uganda and beyond – has been prioritized, and if so when? Secondly, I would like the Chairperson to explain why we have endless road blocks on these roads. The section between Nairobi and Bungoma, you can count about 25 police road blocks. One would think there is a crisis in the country. What happens at those road blocks is just toll collection. One is horrified to see police officers picking money from motorists and pocketing it. They block them just for that purpose. They do not have the capacity to check whether the vehicle is road worthy or not. They just collect money. This is a cost to the economy, slows down movement of traffic and is a criminal act. Could we be told why we have these endless road blocks and whether they will be removed to ease movement of traffic?"
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