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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. As we all know, transport system in any country is the backbone of any serious economy. As a country, we have undertaken to construct the SGR. We have invested immense resources of this nation in this project. In doing this, we have also liaised with the other East African nations, the Great Lakes Region, which is Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. We hope that through this railway system we are developing, we shall harness the economy of the Great Lakes Region so that it will be of great benefit to our people. This Protocol was established in this respect. The other nations in the Great Lakes Region have already ratified it although Kenya, being the driver and the first one to really invest in this project, we have not done so. This is a good opportunity for us to do so and that is why I stand here to second it. For the people of Luanda, the constituency which I represent, it is a momentous moment because this SGR is going to eventually reach Kisumu and go beyond and reach Luanda. The people know that when the railway was operational, the economy of the area 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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