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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "in the first place. Therefore, this programme has been well planned. I expect that the Secretariat is working very hard to ensure that we get maximum value and impact from this programme. I heard some of my colleagues questioning why Busia. I want to say that Busia is the best choice that the Senate Business Committee (SBC) came up with because Busia is a unique county. Busia, apart from being a border county, is a county of diversity; it has various communities. We have the Luhya, the Teso and Luos, and we have other communities, though in small numbers, but they are well, they are also represented in Busia County. Therefore, that diversity is there. Busia County has produced some of the leading distinguished daughters and sons of this country. Busia County was one of the very first counties to produce a female Member of Parliament (MP), Professor Julia Ojiambo. Many other professors have come up and done wonderful things in this country, the majority of them originated from Busia, particularly a place called Funyula. Therefore, Busia is a unique county. The problems in Busia are problems that require unique solutions. Even as we go to Busia, I expect, as Sen. Eddie said, to deal with the problem of traffic congestion in Busia town towards the border, and congestion of traffic in Malaba. This problem has been on for a long time. The solutions are simple. You just make clearance at the border efficient and you remove all the challenges at the border. We now have the East Africa Community (EAC). What is the need of the EAC if we are subjecting our business people to delays and long queues? These long queues, apart from affecting businesses, have also led to other problems, including crime, prostitution and such kinds of things. Therefore, I expect that when we go to Busia, one of the major problems we should be dealing with is the issue of congestion of traffic trailers, which are carrying goods from Mombasa through Kenya to Uganda. We must be 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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