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    "content": "speak, many of our hotels especially in the coastal region have been fully booked through to June. I take this opportunity to thank the investors in the sector who have shown their faith in Kenya, such as the entrepreneurs who committed to the construction of the English Point Marina, the new Best Western Plus Creek side Hotel in Mombasa County and many others across the country. We cannot, however, forget that the major factor in this rebound is the resilience of our own Kenyans and their love for our country’s outstanding beauty. They have continued, even during the difficult times, to travel and book into our hotels. If we do not believe in our country, who will? I thank all Kenyans in a special way, for believing in their motherland and keeping our tourism sector going. Speakers, hon. Members and fellow Kenyans, every single Kenyan knows what a road means to their lives. It is the opening up of numerous possibilities. The instant economic activity that follows their construction is clear to all. That is why my administration is making such a comprehensive and determined effort to open up the country. This is also part of the Nationalist Covenant whose intention was to physically link all our communities to create the nation of Kenya. The logic here is that infrastructure creates nations and jobs. I have emphasized the development of our infrastructure because our vision of growth depends on the ability to leverage our competitive workforce, our regional position and the global economy, to deliver shared and sustainable growth. More than 100 years since the colonial government laid the first rail; the Kenya-Uganda Railway, we are constructing our own world class Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). As I stand here today, we will complete and operationalise the new railway between Mombasa and Nairobi by June 2017. The construction of the SGR project has employed thousands directly and indirectly with over 27,000 jobs created to date. It is the intention of my administration to extend the SGR to Naivasha and eventually to the Port of Kisumu and to the border town of Malaba. This will open up more than half of the country to increased domestic and regional trade. Plans are also underway to modernize the existing metre-gauge railway line across the country covering Voi, Taveta, Thika, Nanyuki, Nakuru, Eldoret, Bungoma, Kericho, Kitale, among others. Along these rails will be new industries and business ventures further enabling us to create jobs for our young men and women. Hon. Members, my immediate predecessor’s administration laid great emphasis on road construction, and rightly so. My administration has built from the strong foundation he started. To this end, my priority has been three-fold; first, to complete the road works commenced by President Kibaki’s Administration; second, to open up major new national trunk routes; and third, to implement the ambitious Roads Annuity Programme that will provide thousands of kilometers of low volume tarmac roads to Kenyan rural communities. Between 1963 and 2013, we built 11,000 kilometers of tarmac road. This translates to an average of 220 kilometers per year. In the last three years, my The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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