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    "id": 462223,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. First of all, I want to take this early opportunity to thank the Leader of Majority Party for that elaborate Statement on the status of the San Marco Space Application Centre in Ngomeni, Malindi. While I appreciate the Statement, I want to tell this House that the Statement has not given the way forward for this very important centre for this country, particularly as regards the agreement of 1995. The agreement was very elaborate that after the expiry of the agreement between Kenya and Italy, all the equipment and the services of that centre would revert to Kenya. To-date, that has not happened. So, from what the Leader of Majority Party has said – that they are in the process of re-negotiating another 20-year agreement – it means that this country will never develop its own space science technology and expertise until after 20 years. So, why are we, as a country, giving the Government of Italy this important resource, which has the potential of generating millions of dollars for this country monthly, for another 20 years? Secondly, we were the first country in Africa to launch satellites from that station. Why should we wait for another 20 years when there are 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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