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    "id": 430174,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/430174/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "I have been looking at the geography of our country where we are planning to irrigate one million acres. This is one of the least developed parts of Kenya, currently. I think, as we discuss this strategy paper, we should also be thinking ahead. Suppose it was possible that at some point we receive one million tonnes of food, how do we evacuate it? I would have thought in this policy statement, we should have thought ahead. Suppose we have one million tonnes of food in Tana River, how do we get it to the rest of country? We have had situations where you have a bumper harvest in the Rift Valley and people are dying in Turkana and other remote parts of the country. Therefore, it would be important that even at this early stage, as we embark on providing adequate food for our country; let us start to think ahead of ourselves. My view is that, if we had a communication line say from Lamu through Kitui to Isiolo and all the way to Thika up to Turkana, Uganda and then to Sudan, that would be a good investment in terms preparing early for evacuating what would be the output of that one million acres scheme. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, pillar number three talks about investments in first class transport and logistics. We have had serious problems with transportation, particularly in urban areas. Remember last week, Nairobi almost came to a standstill. It is unacceptable that at times we spend as many as six hours on the road as we try to get to and from work. Therefore, it would be very nice if we could think of modern infrastructure, especially on transportation both in the rural areas and in the urban areas so that we improve economic activities. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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