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    "id": 1179706,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 52 (1) to make a Statement on a matter of countywide concern on the status of implementation of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project in Samburu County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, the LAPSSET project was launched in 2012 by former Late President Mwai Kibaki. It is one of the projects under the Presidential Infrastructure Championship Initiatives (PICI) in the African Union. It is also a Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a strategic continental initiative which has the support of all African countries for mobilizing resources to transform Africa through modern infrastructure. Consequently, respective African Heads of State and Government where the project traverses through champion it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this mega project consists of seven key infrastructure projects starting with a new 32 Berth port at Lamu (Kenya); Interregional Highways from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba (South Sudan), Isiolo to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), and Lamu to Garsen (Kenya); Crude Oil Pipeline from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba; Product Oil Pipeline from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Addis Ababa; Interregional Standard Gauge Railway lines from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba, Isiolo to Addis Ababa, and Nairobi to Isiolo; three international airports; one each at Lamu, Isiolo, and Lake Turkana; three Resort Cities; one each at Lamu, Isiolo and Lake Turkana and the multi-purpose high grand falls dam along the Tana River. Through the project, Kenya seeks to enhance its position as a gateway and transport hub to the East African Sub-region and the broader Great Lakes Region, reduce over-reliance on the Northern Corridor and to open up Northern Kenya that has been historically marginalized. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the project has not been fully operationalized in Samburu County. Ten years later, residents are yet to be fully compensated for ceding"
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