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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Okay. I withdraw so that I can continue. With regard to the Port of Mombasa, it is not only national but an international port. According to what the Committee has done, they have done a good thing to tell us about Mombasa, but they should have gone further to tell us how this port can be expanded, how it can be used by Kenya or the hinterland countries like South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Eastern Coast of Congo (DRC). That is the reason we need to expand Mombasa to a bigger port. So, what did they find out to make Mombasa what it is than it is now? One of the good things that they should have included is to recommend that the Port of Mombasa be a container port. We need to talk about what we have seen in other places like Singapore, Rotterdam and New York. For that port to develop, it relinquishes some of the position to other countries. This is because those countries will declare some regions to be theirs. That is what happened in Rotterdam. You may not know this, but Rotterdam has become big. This is because it serves international quotas. For us to make Mombasa more than it is now, we need to expand it in light of having its hinterland served adequately. That is why we need to have a pipeline all the way from Mombasa. We also need to make Kisumu a terminal port. That way, we will have another refinery of by-products of crude oil. The pipeline we have from Mombasa to Malaba and other parts of Kenya transports refined products. So, we need to have another one, that will be parallel or one that will be facing another direction; probably, northern countries, where we can refine oil at the place of destination. This would reduce the cost of transportation, for that matter. We have seen how our roads are all dilapidated. The road which was done by the Chinese recently from Mombasa to Nairobi has potholes. This is because we do not give it enough care and we even allow big trucks to use the road. We should have another pipeline leading to Isiolo which is a better location that would be good thing to imagine. It is also important to know that Mombasa, due to its congested nature; either from human traffic or ships---- We need to know how the town can be modernized. I remember moving a Motion on cable cars. There is a high possibility that the first cable cars may start from Ukunda all the way to the central part of Mombasa. If that happens, this will reduce the traffic flow from south coast to the mainland. That would ease congestion on the mainland and promote industries in town. That would also make Mombasa a free port. This can be a 24-hour port. That is what we keep on seeing when we visit places like Kuala Lumpar and other places. Therefore, when you come back from those countries, please, come back and transfer the knowledge that you get from those countries to our country instead of coming to transfer things that incite people as I have heard in this room. If every person was to declare county interest in all issues that we speak about, then we would say that all the waters flowing from the Mt. Kenya region to the Coast Province should be diverted to the use of Kirinyaga County. However, we cannot do that. If everybody was to talk about Mombasa being a county port, then it would cease to be an international port the way Rotterdam is. So, let us not narrow this down to a county debate. Let us discuss things that are national. Let us think international and that is how we will get the much needed foreign exchange. That foreign exchange is what will develop our roads and schools. Let 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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