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    "content": "“There is establishment of the Public Roads Standards Board.” Clause 7 (i) States:- “The national agency responsible for testing and research of roads.” What is this national agency which is in charge of this? I thought Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), KURA and KeRRA must have their own. All of them are made of engineers. What testing do you have? Why do you need to have another national agency? Are they coming to another board at 61 years just to put guys there whom they prefer as Chairmen of these boards? No, this is not right. The way things are going in this country is not well. Every other organization and board which is formed has its headquarters in Nairobi. Why do we not have some of them headquartered in Isiolo County, others in Kisumu or Nyamira counties? Coffee and livestock farmers are suffering; even some of those we are representing are suffering. I just came through the Marsabit road on Sunday because coming through Garissa was impossible. I, therefore, had to go to Marsabit, come through Isiolo and then I met cattle rustlers on the way. It is crazy! I was stranded for two hours because the military and the police had blocked the road because some guys had stolen cattle. They were fighting to recover the cattle and they did so. That is the sort of security we have in this country. Therefore, this issue of creating boards and state departments just to enrich certain few individuals should stop. Madam Temporary Speaker, on the other issue that the Senator stated properly, I think it is only right that stakeholders are involved in these issues. I do not know whether proper public participation was done on this Bill when it comes to the composition of the boards or the authorities. The only thing they have cited here is the Institution of Engineers of Kenya and the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya. Where are the manufacturers and all the business communities who use these roads? Madam Temporary Speaker, there was a time when a Cabinet Secretary (CS) invited us to go with him to inspect roads in North Eastern; I do not want to mention who it was. Do you know what? They guy was to fly in a helicopter, land in Garissa and then fly on to Wajir and Mandera. I said that if he was not going by road, I would not go with him, because what will he be inspecting? These are the CSs, Principal Secretaries and engineers that we have!"
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