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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "medical care. You all know that, for instance, motorbike accidents are quite common nowadays. In fact, many mothers use motorbikes with their children. They have no choice. Where we do not have a motorbike lane, the design of the road should take care of that need because it will help ease traffic. We will save many lives and especially of children. My suggestion is that such lanes should form part of this law so that in certain classes of roads such a design is automatic. I would also want to encourage the Ministry to cultivate good relations with Parliament so that when it comes to lobbying and allocation of monies their cases could be considered. Many times, roads have been budgeted for, but time expires and they are not built. So, the monies are returned to the National Treasury. This used to give Hon. Kamanda a very difficult time because he had to request the National Treasury to return the monies back to the Ministry. I hope the current Chair will ask Hon. Kamanda to assist him when it comes to helping the Department of Roads. The solution to this is making sure that the money is utilised during the relevant financial year. The roads should be tendered for and constructed in good time so that the monies are not taken back. At the same time, we must synchronize the roads in the counties with those ones that belong to the national Government. This mechanism is clearly missing from this Bill. Even Hon. Otiende Amollo has pointed it out. In the board that is being proposed herein, the county government should be represented so that the decisions which are made there are not repeated by the counties. In Makueni, we have a road which connects Ukia and Emali. In fact, it originates from Loitoktok and goes through five constituencies in Ukambani and finally connects at Thika. It is actually a by-pass to assist the overloaded Mombasa Road. I understand that the international community, and particularly the United States of America (USA), is keen on funding this particular project - It has started at the Machakos junction. It would have been better if it extended to Konza City as a dual carriageway because it will be built in phases. I am sure that after the construction of Thwake Dam is complete – it is now in advanced stages – the construction of a road is going to be launched next month. It is good to plan so that we synchronize the different developments in the country. That way, our road network will be a reality. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to apologise to a few Members who did not see me walking out to assist some Members."
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