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    "id": 205640,
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    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking about a Vote of about Kshs9 billion. I feel very dismayed that, since coming to power, this Government has not prepared an economic plan on the transport sector. This is a very important sector. This country gets income from the transport sector. I have looked at Vision 2030, but I have not seen a critical aspect concerning transport in this country. If you look at Nairobi Railway Station, it is rotten. This is very shameful! It is an eyesore for this country. I do not even know whether the Minister for Transport, Permanent Secretary and other officers have visited the Nairobi Railway Station to see the shame it gives this country. We have a Government and Ministers who have been appointed to give the country leadership. This is what is hurting Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is bringing a lot of business. I just came from Stockholm a night ago and travelled on British Airways (BA). There are so many tourists but the airport facilities--- When are we going to develop our airport? When are we going to develop not only the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) but also the Moi International Airport, Mombasa, so that we can divert some of the traffic to these airports? So, where is the economic planning, so that this country can generate money? The critical question here is: Is the Ministry planning for the future of this country? In my view, the answer is 3706 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 5, 2007 \"no\" because I have not seen any planning. If the Kenya railway line is the same since Independence or the colonial times--- We have Southern Sudan which is opening up, and there is great potential there which this country can tap. We have oil, goods and everything else and we have not even thought about it. What we have done is that we have sold our rights through concessioning of our railways to the Rift Valley Railways (RVR), which is a competitor. It is a South African company, which is a competitor of this nation. I cannot imagine that we can sit down as a country and give business to our competitor. South Africa is a competitor of this nation and it will make sure that the economy of Kenya will never rival its economy, yet we have planners in this nation who sit down and say we concession. It is a shame! It is critical. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you look at the Port of Mombasa, you will see that it is the gateway to East and Central Africa. From the time the colonial people left, the Port of Mombasa became highly congested. It is strategically located in this region; it is between the ports of Durban and Dubai. We must target the strategic importance of the Gulf."
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