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    "id": 775605,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Of course, the last Part X is on transitional provisions in relation to the former authorities. There must be a transitional period because when this Bill becomes law. You will need to know how to deal with assets, liabilities and many other issues. Part X provides for transitional clauses in relation to former authorities. Having said that, I want to confirm that no other Government - the first Government of Mzee Kenyatta, the second Government of Mzee Moi or the third Government of Mzee Kibaki - has built more roads in our country than the Jubilee administration under Uhuru Kenyatta. If you listen to me, I will tell you where. For the first time in the history of Kenya… The purported chief justice and my very good friend the Member for Ruaraka should hold his horses. The government that he took part to swear in does not have the capacity and the financial muscle to build a kilometre of road. The Government that I represent in this House has allocated over Kshs500 billion to construct roads. So, you listen to those who have resources to build roads. For the first time in the history of Kenya, the people of northern Kenya, under this Government have seen roads. My own constituency is a recipient of over 41 kilometres and the great Member for Dadaab, Dr. Mohamed, sitting here can confirm. For the first time in the history of Kenya, the road between Garissa-Modogashe heading to Wajir is 85 per cent complete. Today, you can drive from here to Isiolo to Moyale to Marsabit. The road from Lamu to Malindi, Kilifi, and from Malindi Town to Bamba all the way to Tsavo, is done. Go to Bondo where the former Prime Minister comes from, you will never see a road which is not tarmacked. I am sure even in the former Western Province, roads are tarmacked. I wish the Whip of the Majority Party was here. The three successive Governments built 14,000 kilometres of road network. This Government has so far built 9,000 kilometres. Give the devil his due. That is the reason why the people of Kenya, in their numbers, on the 8th August 2017, woke up and gave this side of the House over 217 Members and gave the so-called people’s leadership less than 127 Members. Again, put together, they gave the single largest political party called Jubilee 170 Members. To discuss the Kenya Roads Bill, we must discuss the successive Governments of the 11th Parliament."
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