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    "id": 241336,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Vote. I stand to support the Vote with several reservations. First, national interests are very critical for this country. One of them is the economic well-being. This Ministry is key in the revival of the economy. The second reservation concerns national security. The Minister has done a tremendous job to improve our economy. He has been criss-crossing the world attending very important meetings which would bring trade to this country. Unfortunately, that effort is being hampered by insecurity. We all know what happened at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) recently, and the Minister is a key witness. Thirty per cent of the fresh food sold in the London market goes through the JKIA. But what will happen if that airport is downgraded? We will lose that trade completely. This is because of this Government! This Government has been in power for the last four years. Dubai is a very small country. It is very hot. Mombasa is a lucrative City for tourism. If we made it a free port, we would be on top of the world. What is the Government waiting for? Why can they not take actions in that direction? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, recently, the Minister came forward to rescue Uchumi Supermarkets Limited. However, I am appalled that the Government has not taken appropriate action against the hostile and unscrupulous traders who wanted to take over Uchumi Supermarkets Limited, and yet it knows them. Why should the Government allow our economy to be killed by people who we know? They exist in our midst! We have an example of Enron Technology. A few months ago, those people who made Enron Technology go down were taken to court. What are we waiting for in order to take action against those who wanted to stage a hostile take-over of the economic backbone for our poor people? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, trading within our region will be of paramount importance to our country. It is a pity that, for the last 40 years, the road between Isiolo and Moyale has not been constructed. As a result, we are losing tremendous amounts of trade with southern Ethiopia. It is good that our goods are going all the way to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Last week, we passed the Vote of the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. However, priority was never given to the sources of economic growth for this country. These are the critical issues. We can talk and praise ourselves, but we are not addressing serious issues which would improve the economy of this country. We have an organization called Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI). We also have the railway workshop. What is the Government doing about it? Why can KIRDI not take over the railway workshop, so that we can improve the economy of this nation? During my time in Kenya Armed Forces, the KANU Government used to talk about the"
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