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    "id": 813624,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/813624/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion which was moved by Sen. Kasanga. In this country, roads are in a very pathetic state. The roads in Kajiado are in a very bad state to an extent that sometimes when it rains, some of us do not go home. We have to keep calling to ask if the weather is good so that we can now come. We do not have roads that can take us home. I am talking about these murram roads, leave alone tarmac roads because we do not have a single tarmac road other than the Namanga-Kajiado tarmac road and the road that goes to Mombasa and branches off to Loitokitok. The roads are in very bad shape. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, having participated in the debate that we just concluded a few weeks ago on The Kenya Roads Bill (National Assembly (Bills No.47 of 2017), this is a good Motion that complements what we already debated. It is important for the Mover of this Motion to look at what that Bill had come up with. It is understandable that this Motion was there waiting to be debated before we did the roads Bill. Many of these issues that are coming up are already in The Kenya Roads Bill (National Assembly (Bills No.47 of 2017). This is a good complement. Since we are talking about doing regulations on the management of roads and that particular Bill also talked classification of roads; the rural roads, national highways and also the management to an extent there was a board that was to be created. It went further to even illustrate the merging of all the authorities that touch on roads; then we have one board that brings all the authorities together. Thus, we will avoid duplication on the issue of roads in this country. 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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