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    "id": 393868,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/393868/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to join my colleagues who have spoken in thanking Sen. Karaba, the Senator for Kirinyaga county where they grow a lot of rice, for presenting this Motion which talks about a policy framework that needs to be looked into or prepared. Kenya is known for generating a lot of documents and paper work. But we have not generated this one yet. Since we are talking about cable cars which relate to tourism, it is time that we, as the Senate, passed this Motion and hopefully, the Government will implement it so that we develop the nation. We have been talking about Vision 2030 which should be achieved 17 years from now. Tourism is identified as a key driver for the development of our nation in generating sufficient funds. However, we have some constraints as my colleague has put it. One of them is infrastructure that should entice and attract tourists, both local and international. We know that we may be the only country in Africa that has been identified to hold one of the Wonders of the World, the Wildebeest Migration. Everybody, including Kenyans, wants to go there and see. However, as you have heard from my colleagues, moving from the JKIA to where the action is taking place is a total nightmare. Let us start with moving from the JKIA to the town centre. How many hours do we spend on the road? I fly from home every Monday or Tuesday from Eldoret. However, the minute I land at the JKIA, I am sure to spend not less than one hour stuck on Mombasa Road. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my colleagues are suggesting the railway. We also can consider the cable. We need as many avenues as possible, the way Sen. Karaba has suggested. We have not been able to open up more roads. For example, we are supposed to have an overpass that will be used only by vehicles going to Mombasa or outside Nairobi City but we are jamming all vehicles on one road. It is like telling a pastoralist to put cows, goats, sheep and chicken into one house. It cannot work. You can appreciate the kind of problem that we have. We had a meeting in Naivasha and when I reached Westlands, for the first time, I spent three-and-a-half hours seated in a car. That is why we need the cable cars. I want to convince Sen. Musila that although Kitui is as flat as you have described, there is no harm taking an experiment of this cable for your people to---"
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