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    "id": 775709,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M.D. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Dahir Duale",
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    "content": "and took away a lot of lives and caused a lot of injuries. This is because of the poor state of roads. That also contributes to healthcare mobility. If you go to Kenyatta National Hospital and you visit the orthopaedic ward, you will find that it is overcrowded because of trauma and fractures. And this is attributable to the state of roads. A good road network also contributes to security. For example, in Dadaab Constituency where I come from, the road from Garissa-Dadaab-Liboi to the border is earth road. I think it is the only road of its kind in this country where no project has been done in terms of tarmacking it; neither is it in any of the plans of the Government. This is the road used by the Kenya Defence Forces when they are going to Somalia. It is the road used to transport refugees back to Somalia. It is a road that will connect trade between us and Kenya. In May and June last year, we lost 19 people on that road. Apart from beefing security, we also need to reach every part of this country. Now we are very happy with the Government because the road from Garissa to Modogashe is being done and maybe by 2019 it will be ready. The Isiolo-Wajir-Mandera Road will be started soon, which is very commendable of the Government. Without underrating the concerns of the Minority Party, I think it is also good to appreciate the good work that is being done. Overall, in terms of the Bill which has been brought here, I want to agree with one of the Members who spoke before me, I think we have a lot of authorities which also contribute to overhead costs. We may need to restructure the way we look at road development; in fact, call land transport, sea transport and air transport. That way we can reduce the issue of different authorities doing the same work. The second thing is that we need to do a lot of amendments to the Bill. The development of major roads is not possible through the national Budget. Normally, governments borrow money to do major projects. It is very important in future to do the road from Mombasa to Nairobi and connect this country from the capital city to the western part of Kenya. This will serve Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC Congo, South Sudan, North Eastern and Somalia. The percentage given to KeNHA should have been more than that. I know that we are going to borrow for those roads but it is very important. We are not going to have an oil pipeline soon from Turkana, but people are talking about transporting that oil by road. Imagine if you were to put trucks on that road from where the oil is in Lokichar to Eldoret, Nairobi and then to Mombasa, the current road cannot accommodate it. I am told that there are 600,000 tonnes of oil ready to be transported. If you are to put that on the road, it would clog the entire road from Lokichar to Mombasa. That is the importance of trying to develop the railway line which has been done from Mombasa to Nairobi and now the western part of Kenya. This will be of great help to reduce the burden on the road. We need to see how we can connect the major cities of this country so that we can improve our economy, reduce accidents and improve security. With those few remarks, I support the Bill. Thank you very much."
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