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    "id": 1345985,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1345985/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "I urge the President to go the whole hog and ensure the successful flushing out of all land grabbers, particularly with regard to Bukhungu Stadium land, former showground land, the Approved School land, Mudiri Estate land and Otiende Estate land, that are all in possession of land grabbers. This lands must be repossessed to pave way for the current ambitious plan of development. On to the final matter, I am saddened to report to the people of Kakamega County that the Governor and 12 MPs from Kakamega County, resolved to halt the expansion of Kakamega Airstrip at Ibwichina, Muranda Ward, Shinyalu Constituency. It was the pretext that the County Government could not afford the Kshs400 million meant to compensate the residents, to pave way for the expansion of the Airstrip. I vehemently oppose this resolution and note that it is cheaper to expand than to build an entirely new airport. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to report that I sought a meeting with the President. In that meeting, he agreed to fund half of the Kshs400 million budget for the project. This agreement was communicated to the Governor of Kakamega County by the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, thereafter, the Governor, together with the majority of MPs, further resolved in a meeting in a hotel in Mombasa County, that a new airport be built in Shikusa area. A position that was presented to the President through a Memorandum. I refuse to be party to this misadventure given the tortuous process of acquisition of the forestland to pave way for the airport. I am afraid that the future of this airport now remains bleak. I assure my people that the fight is not lost and reiterate that he who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day. Thank you."
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