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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am shocked that a Maseno High School old boy can stand up and come up with such a point of order. That is not what we learned when we were in Maseno! We must face reality. We are seeking help from the people behind the speed governors; the remote-controlled gadgets. We are seeking help from our engineers and scientists. That is a fact. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me take this opportunity to thank the people behind the Ministry of Transport, the PS and his team for a job well done. We are lucky to have him, a very hardworking man. We are also lucky to have the Managing Director of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). He has turned around that airport. Before Mr. George Muhoho became the Managing Director of the KAA before going to the airport, one was required to visit the toilet in his house because the toilets at the airport were in a mess. They were in a terrible mess! However, now it is a pleasure to go and use the toilets at the airport. So, we must commend him for a job well done. We are also fortunate to have a very hardworking Managing Director of the Kenya Ports 3708 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 5, 2007 Authority (KPA). He has turned around the port and all the developments such as having a second port, the free port and a container terminal are all his ideas. So, we must commend him. We must also commend the Director of the Kenya Meteorological Services for the job he is doing. Previously, the Meteorological Department was only concerned with aviation but now it is giving services to the Ministry of State for Administration and National Security, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development. I am saying this because there is a correlation between weather and internal security. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to take this opportunity to ask my fellow Kenyans not to insist on investing in matatu business. Very few Kenyans own ships. We need to encourage Kenyans to start owning ships. Very few Kenyans own aeroplanes. We need to encourage more Kenyans to own aeroplanes because that is where the future is. As the Ministry is trying to upgrade all the airstrips that are scattered all over the country, we need to encourage Kenyans to own the airports. My other point concerns our railway system. The main problem with our railway line has been the narrow gauge which was put up by the colonialists. Britain has moved away from using the narrow gauge to the standard gauge. Unless we change the gauge, it will be difficult to make the train run on time. The wheels of the wagons and the caravans have to be specially made because of the narrow gauge. Those are some of the problems. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the Managing Director of the Kenya Airways, Mr. Titus Naikuni. He has also done a commendable job. He has turned around the airline. I will take this opportunity to ask him to take into account the comments that were recently made by the President of Uganda about the un-Godly hour that the Kenya Airways plane leaves Entebbe. I think the comments were in good faith and they should be taken seriously. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also take this opportunity to commend the Director-General of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCA), Mr. Chris Kuto. He has also done a good job. He has professionalised that Authority. Previously, it used to be a department but now it is an autonomous Authority. He has also done a good job. In short, the people in the Ministry of Transport and all the parastatals have done a good job and we must congratulate them so that they can continue doing the good job. This will enable us to achieve our Vision 2030. With those words, I beg to support."
}