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"content": " Hon. Senators, we only have one hour left with several questions to go through. These kinds of interruption will only lead us to drop some of the questions or even drop the supplementary questions that you want to ask the Cabinets Secretary. So, let us please maintain decorum."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for protecting me."
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"content": " Please no long stories. Just ask your question."
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"content": "I will take exception to that, but I will comply because I have listened to other Senators giving a lot of stories. I have no stories to give. I would want to know the fate of those airstrips because Kitui Airstrip has now been degenerated to a level being a grazing field for neighbours. Nothing is working there. I thank God that at least as we speak today, the Principal Secretary in charge of airports and all airplanes in this country is one Terry Mbaika who is seated here and he comes from that region. So, that Sen. Cheruiyot does not say that the people of Ukambani do not belong to Government. I wonder what he means when he says we do not belong to Government."
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"content": " I thank you, hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir and hon. Members for those supplementary questions. Let me start with the Sen. Dullo’s concern that we certainly will need to sit down together offline with the NLC to address some of those pertinent issues of land compensation and the funding thereof to be able to resolve it, once for all. You remember I said they are real historical issues and sometimes it does not look like anybody is paying attention. So, out of this Chamber, we will pay attention. I invite Sen. Dullo and maybe NLC Chairman, Mr. Otachi, so that we can resolve those outstanding issues. Address the financial requirements and compensation for the project affected persons and compensate them accordingly. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Regarding the Member’s concern for this or that airport, I indicated in my substantive answer that the Isiolo airport sits on a development corridor LAPSSET, which is the second development corridor for this country to move out of the congested northern corridor. That which puts Kenya in an anchor state through the port of Mombasa service in Uganda, servicing DRC Congo and the countries in the northern corridor. We are developing the northern corridor, not to be a regional corridor or a regional airport for that matter, but to open up a new development corridor and decongested current corridor. More importantly, it is to leverage on Kenya's geo-position to service Ethiopia and South Sudan. We all know what is currently happening between Djibouti, South Sudan and Ethiopia. This is not a regional airport per se, but an international one that sits on the LAPSSET corridor and that seeks to support Lamu. We have already developed Lamu on a deep water port that seeks to open up a whole corridor to service Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and part of northern Uganda. It is important, hon. Members, to distinguish the context of Kenya as an anchor state, primarily or secondarily benefiting the people of eastern and central Kenya because of the location of this airport. Since this was a regional, not just a national project, Isiolo will be built because we need to leverage on our geo-positioning. When I say regional, you understand. For example, this month we have just postponed summit meeting by the three head of States. This draws significant advantage to Kenya because when I said Kenya is an anchor state, it is basically leveraging and taking a competitive advantage of our geo-positioning. It is, therefore, not just about Isiolo, but Kenya. When I say Isiolo will be built, it is about Kenya leveraging on that corridor and ensuring we take that advantage. If we do not, there is currently the talk between the other three countries on forming another regional block. Kenya has to seize its position and be able to take advantage of that corridor and Isiolo, Lamu and the components on the LAPSSET Corridor will be developed. I confirm that and we should work together as leadership to ensure that we seize this opportunity and develop LAPSSET as a second development corridor for this country. We should that anchor position to basically open a corridor to service Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and a bit of northern Uganda. This is a regional project, not just a national project. We will work together to ensuring the whole of the LAPSSET corridor. The components, including Isiolo International Airport, is fully developed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the secondary benefits which could be primary in terms of perishable goods such as miraa, not having to come to Nairobi, but flown out of the international airport of Isiolo. I think that basically covers what Sen. Kathuri raised concerning Isiolo being an asset that has not been fully developed. It is true it has not been fully developed, just like Lamu port and the whole corridor, because it is a huge regional project. If it was just for the purpose of building an airport in Isiolo, I do not think we would be putting in a disposition of about Kshs10 billion to fully develop it. The context is that we are opening a new corridor and we will develop Isiolo. With respect to Sen. Wambua’s question, we will really work very closely with all Members to ensure all our airstrips are functioning. We are working with the county The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "governments. None of the airstrips make profit, but they facilitate trade, movement of people and so on and so forth. As I said, we are in the process of opening up the country. We have a framework with the county governments that we do the runway and the aprons while they do the terminal building. We will need to see sustainability of these airports so that when budget is not provided, they do not become a grazing field or something like that. The challenge of most of them or all of them is not really having a bottom line in terms of revenues to sustain the expenditure or the costs that are incurred year in, year out; month in, month out. Let me then say we will work very closely to ensure sustainability of our airstrips, so that they are all functional. We will endeavour to provide the budget. The situation obtaining in Marsabit is about the same situation obtaining in Kitui, in my home County of Bomet and all the other counties. However, we will work to ensure that we make them functional to support the ease of movement of people and goods. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Thank you, hon. Members."
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"content": " Sen. Miraj."
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"content": "Asante, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Kabla niulize swali langu niruhusu nitoe pongezi kwa Serikali hususan, Wizara ya Uchukuzi na Barabara kwa kuruhusu ndege za kimataifa za Uturuki na Qatar, kuweza kutua moja kwa moja kwa kiwanja cha kimataifa cha ndege cha Moi. Tarehe 26/8/2024 nilisimama na kupeana ombi ya kuruhusiwa kwa ndege hizo za kimataifa kutua katika kiwanja kile. Ni pongezi. Swali langu kwa Bw. Waziri ni kwamba kuna mikakati gani ya kuboresha kwa viwango vya kiwanja kile ili kiweze kuwa na muonekano kimiundo msingi kwa sababu wale wageni tunaowatarajia katika kiwanja kile sasa watakuwa ni wa kitalii. Wamezunguka katika mataifa mengine ya nje na wameona mionekano mizuri. Je, kuna mikakati gani ya kuweza kuona kwamba uwanja huu wa ndege wa Moi umeboreshwa na kupata muonekano mpya unaoenda sambamba na viwanja vingine vya kimataifa? Waswahili husema, kicheko chataka meno. Je tumejipanga sawia kuona kuwa tutakapokuwa tunawapokea, wataona hali tofauti na ile waliyoiacha hapo awali? Asante, Bw. Spika wa Muda."
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