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    "id": 209161,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Sambu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alfred B. Wekesa Sambu",
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    "content": "So, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to urge this Ministry to work with other Ministries, as I have said, to plant those trees even on experimental basis, so that we can see, for example, how much crude diesel can an acre of castor produce and how much it would cost, compared to imported crude petroleum. I would like to also ask the Ministry to fast-track the construction of a pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala. At the moment, huge lorries, mainly tankers, are stuck at Timboroa because of the main road being done. The bypass which has been constructed on the sides cannot take those tankers. Again, even when the road is done, those tankers are heavy. If you push the pipeline to Kampala, it will help to reduce the wear and tear on our roads. It is very difficult. If a lorry or a tanker goes to a weighbridge, it cannot be told to off- load. You cannot off-load the diesel or the petroleum which is in the tanker. We have also seen that, sometimes, when there is an unfortunate accident, the kind of damage that is done to our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Government to assist Kenya Pipeline Company to fast-track the construction of the pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala. Further more, the expansion of the pipeline to a greater diameter of several lines from Mombasa up to Nairobi, and down to Kisumu and to Eldoret, should also be fast-tracked. That is because, sometimes, in Eldoret or Kisumu towns, there is shortage of petrol and diesel. It is sad because we have a shortage and yet, we have the pipeline just stopping there. We have been told that it is because of the small diameter of the pipe from Mombasa. We should fast-track the construction of that pipeline. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Vote. I hope that the projects that are on-going in the rural areas, particularly, in my Nandi North District - Emgwen and Mosop constituencies - should be completed as soon as possible. They are some contractors who are leaving poles by the roadside for several months. The poles rot or get damaged. So, I request that projects which have been started should be completed. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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