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    "id": 1443605,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "able to deal with that problem. I am sure the people of Busia will be happy with the Senate if we deal with this problem of congestion. This problem of congestion also has other aspects to it, and I am very confident that if the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and other agencies involved are engaged, then we will be able to find a solution to this problem of congestion. There is also the issue of flooding in Budalangi. Every year, people are displaced. Every year, people are homeless. We wonder why the Government has not learned anything from this flooding. Why is this problem happening every year and yet we have a Government? This is one of the problems that I expect the Senate Mashinani to address through relevant committees and even the plenary, so that we come up with a lasting solution to the problem of flooding in Budalangi. There is also the problem of harassment of fishermen on Lake Victoria. We have had this problem for a long time, where the fishermen from our Kenyan side, when they go fishing on the Ugandan side, are harassed and arrested. This problem has been going on. Therefore, we expect our various committees, for instance, the Committee of Security, Foreign Relations and Defense to deal with this problem, so that our hardworking fishermen do not go through this sustained problem of harassment by the Ugandan security forces. We also have a problem in the sugar industry. The sugar industry is the economic mainstay of the people of Western Kenya. The failure of the sugar industry has hugely affected Busia County because it derived many benefits from Mumias Sugar and Busia Sugar Company. However, now with the collapse of the sugar industry, and with the confusion in the sugar industry, Busia County's economy has been affected. This is one other problem that I look forward to Senate Mashinani addressing. The Committee that I head as the Chairperson is the Committee of County Public Investments and Special Funds (CPIC) and we have been able to partially address this problem by reorganizing the company, so that the company is fully owned by the County Government of Busia and also recommending some measures that will make the company to be turned into a viable initiative. We will take that opportunity to visit this company and their various water installations and ensure that the people of Busia are provided with clean and safe water in their homes. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue of immigration is a challenge. How is it being addressed at the border? This is an issue that I expect the appropriate committee to help address, so that we are able to add value to the people of Busia who will engage with their counterparts on the Ugandan side. This programme is useful, but it will be more useful if the content of what we are going to undertake is aligned to the issues on the ground. Similarly, how we are going to interact with the people is also going to add value to the people of Busia. The role of the Senate must also come out very clearly. I hope that we are going to have an engagement with the public to help them understand what the role of the Senate is. We have a problem in this country and we have partially addressed this problem when we were discussing the state of the nation. I said it is high time we reset our legislature, so that the legislature focuses on three very important constitutional roles; 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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