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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to debate this issue. I commend the team of Sen. Wamatangi for the noble work they did by visiting the site. When issues were raised about the roads in Kitui and Malaba, they decided as a Committee not just to sit on their laurels, but to go to the site and see what was happening. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, roads are very important. We cannot go very far without good roads. Roads are arteries through which the economy pulses. They have a big role to play in terms of economic development, social interaction and ensuring that even politically, people get somewhere. Accessibility to roads in the rural areas and anywhere else will make the economy of that place to grow. Issues of roads are of great concern since they contribute largely to the economy of any nation. There is always need for us to address the issue of roads in a sober manner since it is a crucial area. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to thank the Committee for their good work. When you look at the Malaba report, they visited Malaba border point and made independent observations. It is a good thing for legislators to make independent decisions that are not influencing in any way. When they went to Malaba, they realized that the trucks were taking a long time to reach the border post and the roads were narrow. The trucks could take about two to three days to reach the border. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the trucks taking two to three days to reach a border post makes the drivers tired. A part from that, it also wastes time, and time is money. Wasting time queuing does not make any economic sense to anyone. The Committee also realized that this border post is very busy. They also realized that in as much as the truck drivers wait for two or three days, there are no social amenities like toilet, which is a basic need even in the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, that are lacking. Everybody must relieve themselves. The team realized that there were no public toilets for the truck drivers to relieve themselves."
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