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    "id": 347278,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/347278/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Joho",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 30,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Ali Joho",
        "slug": "hassan-joho"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has undertaken a feasibility study for improvement and expansion of the railway system within the immediate environs of Nairobi and an extended system that extends to towns bordering Nairobi. The proposed system will cover about 100 kilometres radiating from Nairobi Railways Central Station as the transport hub. The scope of work and research covers improvement and doubling of the existing track in selected sections within Nairobi and the greater Nairobi Metropolitan region from the Nairobi Central Railway Station to Athi River and on the Nairobi-Mombasa mainline to the east, Embakasi Village, Syokimau, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Dagoreti on the Nairobi-Nakuru line to the west and Ruiru to the north of Nairobi. In addition, the study proposed development of an extended system to Limuru on the Nairobi-Nakuru line, Thika Station on the Nanyuki Railway branch line and Lukenya on the Nairobi-Mombasa main line. The proposed railway stations will be modeled on the Syokimau Terminus. The railway system is expected to be operational within the next three years. The Integrated National Transport Policy (INTP) recommended the establishment of a mass rapid transport system study for the Nairobi Metropolitan. The Ministry of Transport has undertaken a study funded by the African Development Bank (ADB) that examines various options of mass rapid transport systems. This study proposed nine transit corridors comprising of light weight transit system and bus rapid systems."
}