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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, are you satisfied that that was a point of order? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to conclude so that my colleagues can also contribute. It is not that we are against a place or against somebody. I can very well be selfish and say that the refinery must be in Bungoma. We can very well say that the refinery must be in Kisumu which has an inland port. We are still saying that is bad economy because it has to be at the sea. I would invite the distinguished Senator for Isiolo County to do a little more reading about international business and how the oil and gas industry is done. If you look at the eastern coast of Africa, you will see that there was a refinery in Mogadishu before the war; there is a refinery in Mombasa, there is a refinery in Dar-es Salaam, there is a refinery in Lorenzo Marks which is now called Maputo, there is a refinery in Durban, there is a refinery in Cape Town, there is no refinery in Johannesburg, the largest commercial centre in Africa and it is for a good reason. Let me end by thanking the Committee for doing a good job but more importantly for encouraging that in the legislation that we are proposing, you also loosen the grip of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) on the running of harbours. We want diversification. Your 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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