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    "id": 554948,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/554948/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support the Motion on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) which is a very important means of communication and transport. As Kenyans, successive Governments failed because the railway we have now was developed by the British Government. It is one of the most outdated ones. We have not increased anything since that time. Instead, we have closed so many lines that were connecting our towns. I can for sure say that the railway that was developed by the British was connecting Nairobi to Nyahururu and Samburu. It was used to transport livestock to the market. It also connected to Nanyuki. All these lines are closed. Another section was going to Rongai in Nakuru. In fact, if you visit there, you will find that the steel which was used to develop that part of the railway in Rongai has been removed and is lying in waste. Therefore, this initiative is very important. I know it will connect us, improve trade and open up new markets and those which had been closed before. It will also enable our people to connect to one another. This is because the movement of people will be very high; it will make it easy for them to move from one area to another. Even movement of goods will be made easy."
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