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    "id": 1001106,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1001106/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "I totally agree that there are a lot of benefits of transporting cargo by rail because again that is one of the main reasons why we constructed the railway. However, there are two things that need to be done. One, there is need for public participation. We need to engage stakeholders to understand exactly the thinking of the Government and the reasons the Government is making that decision rather than just communicating through gazette notices. I want to ask the Chair if he engaged the Cabinet Secretary on this one. I do not agree that the best route to take is to collect some signatures. Some funny character here is collecting signatures to remove the Cabinet Secretary. I think this is a matter that can be discussed and agreed on and the stakeholders made to understand what exactly the thinking of the Government is. Secondly and finally, when you are changing a policy, there are people who are going to be adversely affected by that policy. There are people who are earning a living through transportation. That inefficient system that you are talking about had created livelihoods for some people. So, there is need for the Government to come up with a strategy of how we can help those Kenyans who are earning a livelihood through this system. How are you going to make sure that they continue earning their livelihood especially at this difficult time? I do not know whether they could consider those two issues. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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