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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to address the House. I stand to support the two Statements by the two eminent Senators. On air travel, it cannot be overstated that the country is long overdue. Given the nature of land in this country, it would require that each county at this stage should be able to set aside at least 200 to 300 acres for the development, not just of an airstrip, but an airport. Going forward, time is of the essence and air transport is one way that you claw back on the limitations that time imposes on the physical body. In supporting the Statement on the airport or airstrip, I would urge that we should aim higher and ensure that every county has an airport, not just an airstrip so that we can carry slightly bigger planes that can be integrated into the CIDPs of those counties in terms of transporting goods and produce and as Sen. Mumma has said, even for export to the international Market. As regards boundary disputes between counties, they are many and they need to be addressed urgently. Right now, we also have a county dispute between Siaya County and Busia County over the Yala Swamp that needs to be addressed and we have disputes all over. I am involved in litigation involving three counties, that is, Taita-Taveta, Kwale, and Makueni Counties over where their boundaries lie. So, this is a serious matter. We should expand the Statement to provide for solutions to all these other county boundaries, so that the people can know where to pay taxes. The question of double taxation is a very painful one and one that should not be allowed; that two counties can force a trader to pay taxes to both of them, just because the national Government has failed in its mandate to put down beacons, where one county government should end its jurisdiction and where the other one should begin. With those few remarks, I support the two Statements. I also support the request by Sen. M. Kajwang, that his Bill on county boundaries should be fast-tracked. I thank you."
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