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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Leshore",
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        "legal_name": "Sammy Prisa Leshore",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to congratulate you for sitting on that hot seat. I thank the Committee led by the Senator from Baringo. I congratulate them for coming up with such a beautiful report that outlines issues about our refineries and the pipeline. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Port of Mombasa is one economic unit. If run and managed properly without corruption and with efficiency and effectiveness, it can contribute to the wealth of Kenya. If Kenyans will manage the Port of Mombasa the way Singaporeans and the people of Dubai have managed their ports, then we would not need to tax Kenyans at all. Kenyans would live in a country like the United Kingdom where they have the social welfare; where they do not buy medicines, where children go to school up to university without their parents being taxed and where majority of our people can be housed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like challenge the new Chairman who has been appointed to fast track the Port of Mombasa to be a free port. This has been said by hon. Ndiema. In 1990s, retired President Moi appointed a taskforce that went all the way to Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and Dubai to make Mombasa a free port. The Ministry that is concerned with this docket should fast track the information that was collected by the taskforce and make Mombasa a duty free port. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was there last month and the congestion I saw was too much. There was confusion on the main road from Mombasa to Nairobi. There were many trailers on the road. If we manage our railways properly, we will not see tankers lining up 20 kilometres all the way to Mariakani. If we manage our pipeline properly and we extend it to Busia or Malaba, we will not see the oil tankers that have caused mayhem at Salgaa and many other areas around the country. We will not be seeing accidents at Salgaa if the pipeline was extended to Busia and Malaba. The Ministry concerned should come up with a decree so that the oil tankers that transverse Kenya can pick their products at border points. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with regard to petroleum refineries, I would like to thank former President Kibaki for suggesting Isiolo is the most appropriate place to have another refinery. We already have one in Mombasa, but why should we have another one in Lamu which is the same region? We should have one in Isiolo which is the heart of Kenya. If you dissect Kenya into four, you will see that Isiolo is almost the heart. I can The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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