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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank you. Since a lot has been said, I would not want to repeat the same. I have always maintained that the biggest problems that we have had in this country are the issues of equity and equalisation. The level of degradation in some parts of Kenya is truly appalling. Therefore, this should serve as the first step of bringing the railway line to Nairobi and take it to other parts of the country, so that even the marginalised parts of Kenya can feel that they truly belong to Kenya and have a reason to be proud of being Kenyans. There is so much social tension in our country due to the level of inequality. I have said here before and I say it again that it is unacceptable that 50 years after Independence, we still have whole counties in Kenya which do not have a single metre of tarmac road. So, this is a good project. Of course, we will have to be concerned that when the resources are deployed – resources which will ultimately be repaid by the people of Kenya – it is done prudently and in line with the requirements of Article 203 and other relevant Articles of our Constitution. It would be imprudent if the burden of its repayment is passed over to future generations. The repayment burden of this loan has to be shared equally between the present and future generations of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, more fundamentally, as we look forward to opening up the economy of the country, projects like this one should start going to the 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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