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    "id": 811419,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " It is for political reasons. I remember the people were waving at us and we were very excited that our candidate was doing well. Every time we talked, they were waving, only to realize later that they were not excited with us; they were actually saying they belong to Wiper Party. That is how Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. came to this House. Due to the railway and the economic activities in such towns, there is pressure that the roads in these towns must be constructed by the national Government. If you go to Nyeri and Othaya towns, there is pressure on the national Government that they require money for construction of roads. Meru is growing at a very high rate. There is also pressure that the national Government should assist in construction of those roads. This is all because of urbanization. One of the fastest growing towns in East and Central Africa is Eldama Ravine because of migration. There is also pressure on the KURA to assist in construction of roads in Kapsabet, Iten and many other roads across the country. For that reason, urban roads have been classified into two. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Class C roads has been allocated to the Kenya National Secondary Roads Authority which is currently known as Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA). Now it is becoming established as the Kenya National Secondary Roads Authority. After this, it will be called KENSRA instead of KERRA. This board is in charge of Class C roads and its responsibility is to deal with the management of those roads. I do not want to repeat myself on the classification; the chairman is here. He is eagerly waiting to give an expose from his perspective on the issues they found when the Committee listened to various parties that came before them. Suffice it to note, appointments to the Board has been provided for; that it must meet the constitutional requirements. The Director-General must have the necessary qualifications. You have provisions of powers of those authorities which are already existing with the authorities as I speak, at the moment. There are also provisions of stiff penalties as far as violations on standards of roads or where people protest like they do in Kondele, Kisumu where Sen. Rose Nyamunga comes from. The area is famous for exercise of constitutional rights to protest in this Republic. As they do so, like the Governor of Kisumu said, there are stiffer penalties now provided for to ensure that such persons who destroy roads by burning tires on them as it happens in Nairobi, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kericho and Mombasa are punished. It includes also those who will drive on the wrong side of the roads and pavements. There are also penalties that relate to punishment to ensure that if you destroy the road you will be held accountable. Apart from that, there is one more important provision in this Bill that I do not want to forget. It is about division of resources. As you very well know, in our Constitution, what is important is the Division of Revenue Bill which stipulates how resources should be divided between national and county governments. Once that is done, every level of government has the responsibility to manage the functions that are The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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