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    "content": "Clause 9 states:- “The Cabinet Secretary shall by regulations prescribe standards for testing, design, construction and maintenance of national trunk roads by the roads authorities and county roads by county governments.” Why do you need these public roads to be under the standard boards again? What will the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Urban Development do? He has already failed in his performance. Clause 4 (b) states:- “The principle of cooperation between the national and county government as envisaged under Article 189 of the Constitution and the land state actors in the development of the road sector.” There is something called IBEC. They sat with the Council of Governors (CoGs) and agreed that 20 per cent of the roads levy to go to the county governments, but they have reduced it. In the Finance Committee, for example, we argued against this, but nothing happened. Here, they are saying that is part of the Act because the Articles they stated are not being followed. Clause 4 (c) states:- “The principle of public participation in development of policies, plans, programmes and budget processes for the development and management of roads---.” When have we ever seen a public participation process happening if they want to make a road somewhere? People sit somewhere and agree. Areas like in northern Kenya where people are congested, there no roads and people do not travel. Nowadays we have become the “sky-team” also because it is cheaper to fly to Wajir County than to go by road. Every time we are being told money would be available. For the last 50 years, the road from Garissa to Wajir is being tarmacked every five years, but nothing is happening. Sometimes I wonder why we come here to support things which never happen. I do not even see why we should support this Bill now because it has no meaning for the people of Wajir County. We are promised projects day in day out and nothing is coming out of this. Clause (d) states:- “the transparency, accountability and adoption of sound financial and management principles in the development and maintenance of roads---.” As the previous speaker said, the Senator of Nyamira County, you allocate funds to the same roads for the last 50 years, but when you go there after one year, there are potholes everywhere. After every three years, a new contract is given and this also happens after every five years. This is a den for eating; it has nothing else and is not helping the people of Kenya. In addition, we are being taxed inside and out and people are suffering every other day. They have now increased more taxes on transactions in the banks. If you transfer Kshs500,000, you are charged 0.05 per cent. I will collect all the money I can get and put it under my pillow. How will that help the Government of Kenya or the banks? This government should think properly; they are not using their heads. Clause 6 states:- 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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