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    "id": 419457,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to invite the distinguished Nominated Senator to read a small book by Chinua Achebe called “The Trouble with Nigeria.” Chinua Achebe says that President Shehu Shagari had pronounced himself that corruption in Nigeria has not yet reached dangerous proportions. Chinua Achebe says that anybody who makes a statement like that is either a crook, a fool or does not live in Nigeria. Then he says: “I know that President Shagari is not a crook or fool. I can only conclude that he does not live in Nigeria.” I know that the distinguished Senator is not a crook or fool, but she definitely does not live in Kenya. This is because since they banned buses from travelling at night, we have had so many deaths at Salgaa. I am sure that you have seen this in the newspapers and everywhere. The other day, in Emuhaya, we buried a family of eight and another one of 18 in Nandi. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am encouraging the Gideon Moi Committee, which has very distinguished Members, including Dan Mwazo, Otieno Kajwang and others, to bring legislation to extend and expand the pipeline and get tankers off our roads. It will be more efficient and we will make more money. We will also save money that we spend on reconstructing roads. In this country, we build a road and there is no maintenance. After five years, you have to reconstruct it, yet if you go to Israel, the superhighway that Jesus was moving on, when Saul was struck by lightning, to Damascus is still there. How many years back are those? Here, a road erroneously 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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