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    "id": 971505,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "make agreements that are beneficial to the particular local community. They also require that the road contractors adhere to the terms of the NEMA license while doing construction. That is also important. Lastly, they demand that the KeNHA should give a full disclosure of the total cost of the project. This has to come out clearly because the amount that has been spent seems too far to outweigh what is on the ground. These are issues that have to be dealt with. The Report is very clear. Some of the submissions include issues of cracked buildings, air pollution and health problems among the residents. They also claim that there was no public participation and blasting of the quarry. The County Government should have consulted when the project was being undertaken. It is stated that a total of 198 residents whose buildings had cracked due to the blasting have not been profiled by the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). There is some of sort of disorganization. Whatever is being done is for the good of the people, but it has not been implemented. It could have been better if there were benefits. I know certain communities where there have been problems, but because the community gains from employment or CSR, they tend to be a little bit more--- They are affected, but they feel a bit compensated. That tends to help. In cases where these have not been taken into consideration, that creates a problem. We have a case of a young girl whose hearing ability was affected, but I am sure there are others. That could be the only case that has come out. The report goes on and on. Not only has there been a delay, but many of the issues that should have been taken into account have not. That is for the Report on Kitui- Kibwezi-Athi-Mutomo-Kitui Road. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the next Report is for intervention that came from Sen. Wetangula on the Malaba One-Stop Border Point. The Committee made a visit there. What is shocking is that on the side of Uganda, there is a lot of progress on the road. However, on the side of Kenya, everything has stalled. They are documenting the same problems of traffic congestion across that road because it is poorly constructed. There are issues of facilities being unavailable and drivers having to spend longer time there. The amount of time they spend there compared to what they spent from Nairobi to there and beyond creates a complication for them. The Committee undertook this inspection and they broke it down to particular details. They have also made very specific recommendations that need to be implemented. Most of these recommendations have been made to the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works to fast-track and improve that infrastructure, for them to engage a contractor to complete the remaining work within the next four months. They should re-engage the previous contractor who seemed to have done a better job. Additionally, they need to have parking lots and take care of the issues that were raised. Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve expounded on this, that some of the issues affecting people there include; advent of sexual molestation, teenage pregnancies, and single motherhood because of the complications that come as a result of this."
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