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    "id": 813135,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Sen. Wetangula. I appreciate the information and for giving us the quorum which is very important. Indeed, that is where I had a problem because I have been analysing this project called Thika Superhighway. So, soon after the Thika Superhighway was constructed, all of us are now there with our small vehicles because everyone in the village believes that when you buy a vehicle, it means that you have become a rich man; the home rich or the bourgeoisie of this country. When you look at even the design of the road, we have five lanes leading to a bottleneck here at Ngara. Why did we not have several tiers so that you do not need to come to town if you are going to Westlands? The conceptualisation is about money and spending. It is a good road, but is there any solution to those challenges? Why have we not thought about moving away from roads to even having light trains? However, the Chinese have given us the money. The African Development Bank needs to do more, so that we do not become vulnerable. Madam Temporary Speaker, yesterday, we were debating on how they are doing simple jobs on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Where is the technology transfer? Who has become a better engineer? Why are we devaluing ourselves as a country? Do they think that we are lesser human beings and we cannot construct roads? Yes, we have the Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT), which is financed by this country and over 70 universities, most of which offer engineering courses. We have to wake up and smell the coffee. The roads that are being constructed today are not built to last so that we can save money every year by increasing the road network coverage in this country. They are actually built to be maintained. Even Thika Superhighway has problems of drainage and a Mwaura somewhere will be given the contract to maintain it, just as Sen. Wetangula said. You will be shocked to find that the maintenance contract will be equal to constructing many other kilometers of roads. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are depriving our counties of resources. They hoped to see how we can construct roads at a cheaper cost. People may have ridiculed Governor Alfred Mutua, but he tried and demonstrated to us that we can benefit from 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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