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    "id": 776353,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dominic Koskei",
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        "legal_name": "Dominic Kipkoech Koskei",
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    "content": "I seek the indulgence of this House that we all adopt this Bill. Even though there will be change of names in some of the authorities responsible for the various categories of roads, we will still be having all those institutions in place. We are renaming the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) to become Kenya National Secondary Roads Authority (KNSRA). The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) retains its name. It is good to note that county governments will be forced to create agencies to deal with roads in their areas of jurisdiction. We expect those agencies to be a bit autonomous. I hope the roads sector will be better than it is even at the county government level. I know of several cases where we have had incidences of public participation with all stakeholders. They made us know that county governments have been wasting resources more so because they do not have the capacity to make roads in worthy manner. On the composition of the board of management of the authorities being created, the Bill has given leeway for creation of positions to represent the people of this country. The existing Act provides for a board of management for KeNHA, KeRRA and KURA. The composition of that board needs to be representative of the people of Kenya. We are giving authority to the CS to nominate its membership based on regional balance to ensure that the entire country is represented. Even farmers’ organisations and the Matatu Owners Association will be represented in the board. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will remember the chairman of the board that was running these institutions. This time round, the CS will have the authority to appoint. We have burnt the midnight oil to come up with this Bill. Therefore, I request the Members to adopt it. Thank you so much."
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