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    "content": "railway line, it is a dream that will never come, because they will not be enough. Of course, we want to invest in wind, thermal, solar and hydro energy. Those are beautiful things, but how much money have we set aside for this? We pulled back when we wanted to create infrastructure bonds because we were shy. We also pulled back when we wanted to create bonds for housing because the Treasury refused. However, that is the only way to go about the issue. The only other way to develop the energy sector – because without energy we will not go anywhere – is to develop one nuclear reactor for eastern Africa. It costs US$1 billion, but we do not have to spend that money. We only need to invite Russia or China to put one nuclear reactor somewhere in Kenya and tell them to sell to us that energy. We will buy it cheaply and cleanly without spending a coin. That is when we can talk about development. We can even run the railway line with energy which will be available. It is not good to tell me about the Rural Electrification Programme, when in Mbita, which is my own constituency where there are electricity lines and poles, there is no power 20 hours out of 24 hours. Why are we glorifying cables and poles? Nobody will invest in Mbita as long as there is no electricity. The fish fillet and ice making plants are folding because there is no electricity 20 hours out of 24 hours a day. So, unless we develop the energy sector, and we do not have to spend our money--- It is just being imaginative and bold. These are some of the things we should do. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me talk about my constituency. There is a road called “C19”, from Mbita to Homa Bay and Homa Bay to Kendu Bay. This road has been in the Budget since 2003. Every year, the road is allocated Kshs100 million. Tendering is done and one year later it is withdrawn and they start tendering again. A year later, the tender is withdrawn and they start tendering again. Right now, the fourth tendering has just ended and I understand that they want to do it again. This is bad politics. I will not allow a Government which I associate with, as a Member, to undermine my political and economic development, because some Treasury and Ministry of Roads officials are playing politics. They believe that no road can ever be built in a district called “Suba”. There is no metre of tarmac in that district and yet it is not very expensive. They must tell us where the roads money has been going to in this country for the last seven years. It has been going to one region and other regions have not seen it. Now, we are talking of equity, regional development and social stability. What equity and social stability are we talking about without Suba District being included in this development? We will ground equity on constitutional and statutory review and not on the goodwill of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. This is because there is very little goodwill. We have not been told what we will do with the huge funds which the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) will retain. I wanted to hear that an airport is being constructed in Suba District. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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