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    "id": 205935,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Let me say that the best thing that can be done is to terminate this whole process, the contract, or whatever took place, so that we can stop further suffering of Kenyans. We would have seen the RVR introduce passenger services to Kisumu, improve the class of transport to Malaba, Busia and Kampala, which we had previously before it collapsed. Now they say they have put in money but the thing is dying off. Turning to the airports, which are also important to us, hon. Members have talked about the Kisumu Airport, particularly, Mr. Sungu, under whose constituency it falls, but it is all of us, who use this airport, who experience difficulties. I think it is a matter of urgency that this Government should take action to ensure that the airport is done, so that those potholes we experience during landing and take-off are no more. But when you come to the Eldoret Airport, the Kenya Airways (KQ), which is the pride of Africa and is Kenyan, we have always been appealing that they should also introduce service to Eldoret, being an international airport. Local flights should be introduced by the KQ to Eldoret. I do not understand what difficulty is there when we have \" matatus \" like 540 and Aero Kenya flying there. We want to see this Minister advise the KQ to also introduce a service to Eldoret, which will benefit most of the people of Mt. Elgon. Kitale and those sides. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will also be a beneficiary if this happens! It cost this country so much money to put up this Eldoret International Airport, but it is not utilised at all. So, it is important that the KQ also introduces services there, which will be of benefit to the people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have an airstrip in Bungoma, which is in good condition. It has a good tarmac but it is not fenced. Nothing goes on there, so driving schools use the runway in Bungoma to train drivers."
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