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    "id": 36155,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/36155/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Namwamba",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 108,
        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, among other things, we have also noticed that the cost of running and maintaining the Kenya Petroleum Refineries in Mombasa is one of the factors that add to the high cost of fuel products in this country. Indeed, the inefficiencies within the refinery system alone add not less than Kshs7 per litre at the pump. This means that by merely dealing with the inefficiencies in the Kenya Petroleum Refineries and the supply chain through the Kenya Pipeline Company network, we would considerably reduce the cost of fuel products in this country. But we need to appreciate that even as this country takes measures to address the long-term issues, the question of sourcing petroleum products competitively – Government to Government – in a manner that the country would be able to enjoy concessionary rights in terms of sourcing of oil products--- When you talk about dealing with inefficiencies in the Kenya Petroleum Refineries and Kenya Pipeline Company and the functioning of the NOCK, those are essentially medium to long-term measures. But what the ordinary Kenyan wants right now is immediate measures that can ameliorate his suffering today. Therefore, any measure that the Government can take to knock down the cost of fuel at the pump must be taken, however, painful that measure is going to be to the Government."
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