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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, what we are looking at is reducing the cost of doing business. One of the reasons why Kenya is falling behind as far as local and foreign direct investments are concerned is the cost of doing business. Therefore, when we increase the efficiency of KPA and the efficiency of the railway and we support it, we will reduce the cost of doing business. Personally I support 100 per cent the very quick construction of the new railway with a new gauge because this is the lifeline of our economy. I am not proposing for any reason that we build it without clarity and without transparency; that must be there. We must ensure that whatever ills that are there are addressed very quickly and work starts on the project. It does not mean that if we wait for three years, it is going to get cheaper. It is actually going to become a lot more expensive. We want Kenyans to get value for money and there is no question about it. We hope that we do, and as a House, we should ensure that we do. But we must also be aware of those who fight projects for their own personal reasons. There are cases where individuals win tenders and those who did not win the tenders continue to frustrate those who won for time immemorial. That is why, at some point, when we were working on the procurement rules in the Ninth Parliament, I recall there was a clause that had been proposed where, if you were clear enough that your evidence is good enough to stop a project from starting immediately, then you must put your money where your mouth is so that you cannot stop massive projects from going on 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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