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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Korir",
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        "legal_name": "Wesley Kipchumba Korir",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute towards this Report. I stand to support the fact that, as a country, we need a railway line to lessen the traffic and stop the waste of resources through road repairs. I also wonder what the Report really answers. We know what the hon. Member raised was not on the fact that this country needs a railway line. He asked whether the law was followed in procuring and doing the funding. I am very concerned because of what we see on this Report. When the Chinese were invited by the Committee they, did not turn up because they said they are a Government-owned contractors. In their recommendation, PIC Committee says that the Chinese Company should have shown up. In their general recommendations, they did not mention that. However, they just focused mostly on the issues of whether we really need a railway line? Yes, we all need a railway line. We just need to ensure the rules and regulations of this country are followed. I would also like to thank the hon. Member who raised this issue. That shows that, as hon. Members, we are doing our job of Government oversight. If he did not raise this issue, we could not be discussing it. I urge all of you to be watchful. Let us not sleep in our jobs. It is the duty of this House to oversight the Government. It is not for the Opposition only. So, I support the Report that we need the railway line. We should also oversight the Government in what it is doing."
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