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    "id": 1393823,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I note the change on the seat. I said, maybe because of PPPs agreement. Sen. Wambua has been with me the longest in this House and I wish him well as he transits to be the Kitui Governor. What I wanted to know is the contents. Sen. Wambua knows that the conceptualisation of the current expressway was not a Kenya Kwanza Government project. It was in that ‘Handshake Government’ in the previous year, with His Excellency Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka and the rest of Azimio members. What I am saying is “maybe auctioned.” That is why, even as we push for Arror Dam, Kimwarer Dam, Gitare Reservoir, Mwache, Karemeno and other major projects to go through PPP agreements. My argument is that, as we do PPPs, we must be very careful so that we do not end up auctioning the country. That is what I said. I was giving an example. How many of us know what Kenya Moja, which runs expressway, collects? They have increased the charges. The other day I saw the Cabinet Secretary saying they should increase. Within six minutes I had paid Kshs250. What will happen to ordinary Kenyans that use that expressway? Are we trying to define Kenyans in to class? That is my argument. We must be very careful. There is a book called The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, which says that they can come for your pound of flesh if you do not pay. I am happy the country has been able to service its public debt, both domestic and externally. If we had not serviced, as The Merchant of Venice in William Shakespeare says, they would come for our pound of flesh. We are not interested because if come, we will go the Sri Lanka way. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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