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    "id": 419995,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand to second the Motion moved by the Vice Chairperson of the Committee, hon. Sen. Mwazo. I want to start by thanking Members of the Committee for putting together a very useful Report which documents the activities of the three institutions that the Committee visited; the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), the Kenya Petroleum Refineries (KPR) as well as the KPC. I also want to thank hon. Mwazo for the elaborate manner in which he has moved this Motion. I will start with the KPA. The mandate of the KPA is to promote global maritime trade through provision of competitive port services. The Port of Mombasa is one of those operated by the KPA. This is a major port located in the east coast between Tanzania and Kenya all the way to the Red Sea. The Kenya Ports Authority, therefore, has a huge mandate or responsibility to provide effective, reliable and efficient services, not only to Kenya but also to the countries neighbouring Kenya particularly within the East African region; Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda as well as South Sudan. That responsibility is very huge. I was privileged to be a Member of this Committee. When we visited this place, we saw very notable features. The KPA had put in place a number of initiatives and measures which had yielded very good results. For example, we noticed that the turnaround or the dry time had reduced from 14 days to 4.8 days. This is a remarkable achievement and KPA management should be congratulated. That should not be the end. They should improve this to turn around of three days, similar to what has been achieved in other jurisdictions. We also noted clear roadmaps aimed at increasing productivity and efficiency at the port. We are encouraging them to pursue this roadmap and ensure that efficiency is improved to the highest level possible. However, in the long-term, it is necessary to encourage KPA because it has one of the organizations that are recognized all over the world as the most efficient port operator. Here, we think that in the long-term, we will facilitate and improve the work of the KPA by ensuring that the Lamu Port which we have been talking about under the LAPPSET Project is ultimately complete because it will enhance the work of KPA and the Port of Mombasa in particular. We also feel that for many years, we have been talking about reducing traffic congestion around the port. The Dongo Kundu by-pass will be very critical and it is time that it was fast tracked to ensure that all the congestion is reduced to the very bare minimum. 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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