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    "id": 783681,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/783681/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kimani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesmas Kimani Ngunjiri",
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    "content": "That said and done, we cannot overemphasise the importance of infrastructure, and in this case, road network, in development. In developed countries, road network or infrastructure accounts for 12 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This means that if we are to continue to aspire to be a developed country other than a developing country, then we should look at the factors of production. That person who stays in Westlands and he or she wants to attend a class at Strathmore University to improve his or her education, or that business person who wants to take his goods from Gikomba to Langata should not only ferry them, but should also do it at the shortest time and at the lowest cost possible. If you speak to business people around, they will tell you that one of the biggest costs is transport. It is not because they pay a higher fee on it, but the time they waste. We should look at the other losses that we incur. How many lives do we lose because an ambulance was not able to take a patient to the hospital on time? How many meetings do we miss? I remember we did not arrive at the meeting of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on time last week because of heavy rains. Should rainfall be a reason why we have to stay for hours in traffic? Most Hon. Members, especially the ones who served in the last Parliament, mentioned that they visited some of these countries which have very good road networks, especially Malaysia. Do we just go to these countries, come back and contribute here? What is done?"
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