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    "id": 884817,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ol Kalou, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Kiaraho",
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        "legal_name": "David Njuguna Kiaraho",
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    "content": "the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Committee. The big question I have is: For what purpose? What value is it going to add and what role are they going to play? As you know very well, most of the Senators have been trying to seek relevance in their respective counties. I think one way they feel they get that relevance is by sticking to some of these committees through what we are now deliberating on. As far as I am concerned, this is totally unacceptable. The other issue I would want to point out is it appears that the Senators are serving the interests of most of the governors. As we all know, most governors are having problems in terms of implementation of various projects in their respective counties. We all agree as Members of this House that one of the very key and sensitive area in our respective constituencies is when you come to the road works. Already there is quite a bit of money which has been going to the various counties and we can all attest to the fact that most governors have failed to actually implement some of these projects. To me, what they are trying to bring through the back door is a very dangerous thing and in some areas, some of the proposals they are coming up with like they want to be in charge of what we call the road reserves… For God’s sake, if at all we are to allow that, this will start bringing a lot of conflicts between an agency like KeNHA and the various governors. An agency like KeNHA has its own standards and principles on how they manage the various trunk roads but for some interest, you find in some county there is a certain governor, probably who wants to appease his voters. He wants to put some structures on the road reserve which is against the law. I feel we should look at some of these things in a very critical way. Some of the proposals which have come up before us like when they say they want a member from LSK to sit in that particular panel, my question is: For what purpose? I think this is something we need to look at very critically and I think as our Chair mentioned in his statement, when we go to the mediation team, we should not allow this appeal just to die a natural death simply because some people have come up with some proposals which are impossible and which are not for the interest of what this Bill was intended to do at the outset. As we move forward, let us have a very clear mind that we should not allow this Bill do die a natural death. I hope that the mediation team will be sober enough to make sure we come up with feasible solutions so that we can foster the whole thing ahead as the initial intended purpose. With those many remarks, thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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