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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we expect a dual courage from Nairobi to Nakuru and to the Mau Summit. At that point, we expect that dual carriage to go into two branches. One branch to go to Kericho, then to Kisumu and from Kisumu to Kakamega. From Kakamega, it should join the other branch at Kaburengu in Webuye. For this other one and because they might not know where we want the road to go through, I will define to them this other dual carriage. Upon diversion at Mau Summit, it should go to Eldoret, Kabarengu, Bungoma and then to Malaba border. This will be massive because it will be a game changer in the economy of the Republic of Kenya. It should not be lost to Kenyans that when I say this, I am not only saying as a patriotic son of this country who was born in the western region of Kenya. However, I am saying it, as a man who is alive to the fact that if we do not grow our economy, we will burst because the population has been growing much faster. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will be responding to the fact that Kenya's biggest single trading partner is Uganda. Coupled with the contribution of the trade that we do with Bujumbura, Kigali and Goma; this dualing of the road will be a game changer. It should be followed by a standard gauge rail line. We insist that this is the future of Kenya. So that it does not look like I only look at the Republic of Kenya through the precincts of where my community comes from; it is important that as we dual the western part, we also dual the highway from Nairobi to Mtito Andei, Voi and Mombasa. This is because Mombasa is the gateway into this country. Also, because Mombasa is the one through which all the huge volume of trade that we do with Uganda, Bujumbura, Kigali and Juba comes through it. We would expect the national Government, through the Kshs2.231 billion to ensure that the projects of Vision 2030 that were identified by President Mwai Kibaki are actualized. There is a critical project of Lamu Port South-Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET). Creating the Lamu port is being done half-heartedly as if we do not want to create jobs and as if we do not want to open the economy through the Northern Corridor. We need to do the LAPSSET project. We need to fix a dual carriage from Lamu to Malindi and to Mombasa; and from Lamu all the way to Garissa, into Ethiopia and into South Sudan. It is only when we do this, that we shall create jobs. I am one of the firm believers that affording our children opportunities to get jobs abroad is a good idea, but I also know that creating jobs at home is a better idea. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when our educated youth leave this country to go work abroad because we are chasing after diaspora remittances to the country, that is a good thing. However, having them work at home so that all their income is earned and left here is a better thing. Therefore, as the Government pushes our children to go for jobs abroad, they have a greater responsibility of creating jobs at home. We would also like Elections 2027 to turn on to what it is that we are doing for our youth. As a father of youth, I believe that we owe it to them to give them jobs locally. I have some of top young professionals in my family. I would not want such brilliant children not to work for the Republic of Kenya. I would like them to work here so that they emulate me; how I worked for this Republic before I came to this Parliament. 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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