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    "id": 997009,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/997009/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruaraka, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. T. J. Kajwang’",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2712,
        "legal_name": "Tom Joseph Kajwang'",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to quickly say that there is need to infuse some constitutionalism in this Bill. The Constitution states that national roads are owned by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). That is missing here. There must be a reflection of that constitutionality in this Bill, so that we see how KeNHA will play with county governments where national roads will pass. Some of the ideas would be some sharing ratio. Regulations can be developed that ensure some sharing of revenue in terms of percentages - perhaps less to the national Government and more to the county governments - which then keeps that constitutionality proportionality going. The Roads Maintenance Levy is an important component of R and A in KeNHA. Advertisements make a lot of money. They can be a very good source of raising funds for some of those issues we have in road maintenance. Having said that, county governments must account for the money they receive. They have all the licences. They license liquor and dancing places. They literally license everything. The fact that they will license outdoor advertising will not necessarily be the answer to their questions. We need to develop a fund in which this money must go to in every county as direct money specific to that project. In that way, we will have some accountability from the counties, otherwise, we will just be increasing allocation to the county chiefs and giving them more liquidity. At the end of the day, we will still be where we are. If we will oversee this money, then some thought must go into how to create a fund in which county"
}