{"id":136592,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/136592/?format=json","text_counter":263,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mwakwere","speaker_title":"The Minister for Transport","speaker":{"id":189,"legal_name":"Chirau Ali Mwakwere","slug":"chirau-mwakwere"},"content":"The Government recognizes the pivotal role played by the transport sector in the rapid and sustainable development of our country. The transport sector in Kenya encompasses a system comprising of aviation, roads, rail, maritime, inland waterways and non-motorized means of transport. The sector has been one of the high-key growth areas in the economy with its share of GDP contribution in 2008 being 10 per cent."}