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    "id": 813616,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion and I congratulate Sen. Kasanga for bringing it. She has given us one of the biggest shockers this afternoon by informing us that only 5 per cent of roads are tarmacked. Looking at the statistics in the Motion, we are talking about 9,000 divided by 178,000. When I looked at the statistics, I thought I had gotten my mathematics wrong and I quickly crosschecked. You may have noticed that because she is my neighbour and she confirmed that we have only 5 per cent of roads tarmacked in Kenya, 50 years after Independence. There is a set of data that is usually developed by a group called Afrobarometer, which makes a comparison in African countries about how they have developed because there is an interlink between the infrastructural and economic development; be it housing, water, buildings and education. All these things add up to the overall development. You cannot talk about development in a country without opening up roads. When you travel to countries that began to open up later than Kenya such as Malawi and Rwanda, you will realise that we are not only talking about the state of the roads but also the condition of the roads even after they have been tarmacked. It is in Kenya that you will find a road has been tarmacked and after two years it gets dilapidated. That impacts on the people because they rely on the road, be it for transport, getting water, trade and what have you. A road is not just a tool for moving from point A to B but it is a symbol of development. I am happy that in this particular House, we already have a Roads Bill and I hope we will pass it as a House to enhance this. However, my worry is that we have a lot of legislation. With the devolved system, some sort of impetus should have gone into this, so that you do not have to worry about the rural area that you go to and think about how 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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