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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. I. Muoki",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Mulatya Muoki",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to speak on behalf of the chairman who is away. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by saying that I support this Vote of the Ministry of Transport. I wish to thank the Minister and his able team in the Ministry. We have had very nice meetings with them. They were very interactive and useful. On the outset, I would like to say that the Ministry of Transport, along with the Ministry of Roads, the Ministry of Energy and others, fall in the category of infrastructure Ministries. If we want to develop this country, it is these Ministries that need to be supported in terms of funding, particularly the Ministry of Transport. Infrastructure investment would then translate to development in other sectors in the country and region. As I support this Motion, I would like to concur with the Minister that the money allocated to the Ministry is gross under-funding. If there is something we can do during the Supplementary Estimates and the Budget in subsequent years, we should allocate this Ministry more money so that they achieve what we expect them to. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have dealt with many issues which the Minister highlighted and which I do not want to repeat. However, I would like to make a few observations on the Ministry. The Committee felt that these issues should be looked into. One aspect that the Committee observed is the issue of absorption of donor funds. We observed that the rate of absorption of donor funding was not very high. It was about 50 per cent. This is something that should be looked into. The other observation we made was on rail transport. We have a lot of challenges here. The railway transport system we have is the old one which is quite dilapidated and"
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