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    "id": 449886,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/449886/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jonathan Lelelit Lati",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am in support of the Report. Despite the fact that rail transport is a very important component of our country’s economy, the current railway line is 100 years old. We are under constant threat from Tanzania. We might lose this prestigious position as the transport hub of the East African region. Tanzania has just invested about US$11 billion in the construction of a sea port in Bagamoyo, in trying to compete with us for the market of Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi. If we do not move very fast, we will lose to Tanzania. Therefore, I support the Government and this Report in particular, so that we can move very fast and take over the market ahead of Tanzania. We have a comparative advantage, but we need to move very fast. This is a flagship project of Vision 2030. It is one of the projects that will open up parts of our country for economic development. Other than that, the economies of scale of rail transport are very positive. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is no other form of transport that can move volumes of goods as big as rail transport. We know for sure that it is cost-effective in times of freight and passenger movement. It is safe, efficient and more environmentally friendly. More importantly, the project will create jobs for our people. The project is in line with the current Budget that we have adopted. 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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