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    "content": "There are godowns in Mombasa where we store our tea for export. So, the expansion of the Port of Mombasa will not only be good for the people of Mombasa, but even us, the people of Kericho. So, the Port of Mombasa belongs to all of us. The success of the Port of Mombasa is for all of us. Therefore, we must make sure that it is expanded. Why do people go to Dubai, yet it does not have oil and a lot of things? You will find people going for holiday in Dubai just to relax, because of the facilities which are there. The tourism sector earns Dubai a lot of money. We can have our own Dubai in Kenya by making Mombasa a free port. We can then invest in hotels not only in Mombasa but also in Nairobi. People will fly to Nairobi and then go to do their business in Mombasa. It can open up the African region. Instead of people in Nigeria flying to Dubai to do business, they will come to Kenya. Our tourism sector will increase and we will have a lot of money to develop this country. These are areas which have been elaborated in the Report. I think that Kenya needs a dictator to make things work, because if we keep on having reports like this and adopting them without implementation, we will not progress. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, on the issue of the railway which has been talked about, I want to just add my voice and say that we need the railway like yesterday. We cannot be talking about a railway that was built even before we were born. We need to see a new railway being built now. The standard gauge railway must be built, because it will really assist in transporting goods from Mombasa to the region. I would like it even extended to Kericho all the way to Kisii. We will have tea from the Kisii County being loaded onto wagons and transported to Mombasa for export. It will also open up Mandera and the whole country. Even Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o who is my neighbour will use the railway. It will make things move faster for this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to support this Report."
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