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    "id": 449170,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/449170/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aluoch",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, first, I want to say that I support this Motion and I sat in PIC that did this. I would like the House to understand that Vision 2030 of our Republic imagines a network of roads, railway lines, ports and airports and marine transport connecting the whole country and the region for an efficient transport system that is economical, and that can contribute not just to the economy of our nation, but also the region. This is under-scored by the fact that transport is a key driver of development and within the last five years, Kenya has made great strides because of the steps that were taken, deliberately, in improving infrastructure in the country. It should be noted that the railway system in Kenya is not just old - over 100 years - but it has also under-performed consistently for a very long time to the extent that, we had this guest in Kenya called the Rift Valley Railways taking over the system with the hope that we are going to improve it. Instead, it failed to do so and what Kenyans realized was just another attempt to reap off an old and ailing railway system. There was, therefore, need to revamp the system so that it can play a role in national and regional development; a system that is technologically up to date with speed and capacity."
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