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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation for the work they are doing. I requested the Statement on the premise that the Luigi-Broglio Space Centre has been there for many years but has not benefited the people of Malindi, specifically the residents of Ngomeni in Magarini Constituency, where the Space Centre is situated. Ngomeni is still a very impoverished place despite the revenue that the Centre generates. I want to thank the Committee because, for the first time in the history of this country, Parliament has been allowed into that Centre. I want to applaud the Chairman of the Committee for that effort and the Ministry of Defence for pushing to ensure that we get information from that secretive Space Centre. I know the Ambassador has been trying to make the Committee understand what they are doing. I want you to be tough and get to the bottom of this matter. Kenyans must benefit from that Centre. The 12th Parliament, in which I sat, approved the bilateral Agreement. We debated it in this House and agreed in principle that we would approve on the premise of the many projects that were to be undertaken in that Agreement. If you read it, you will see that there are community projects and scholarships. I have read the note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy. In that letter, they have said they have offered hundreds of scholarships. I have not seen anybody from Magarini, Malindi, or Kilifi who has benefited from those scholarships. So, who are the people being given the scholarships the Ambassador has discussed? We should interrogate all agreements that come to this House and ensure they benefit the community. In 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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