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    "id": 661460,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms) Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "hurry to start another one. Also, it takes like four years to complete one. The amount of work that will pass through the port is increasing. Trade between Kenya and other countries like even Uganda and Rwanda is increasing. More and more goods are being transported. We should also take into account the fact that the railway is also coming up and the port is connected to the railway. That will make our goods move very fast. The other issue is that of one window at the port. Right now, we have the one window system, meaning that clearing goods is very fast. That will make us have a lot of goods and do a lot of passages of goods. Those are some of the issues that they raised. On the issue of the debt burden on Kenya, the argument was that Kenya is only guaranteeing the loan for KPA and they are not going to be directly liable. However, just in case something goes wrong, then the Kenya Government will automatically take over. So, those are some of the issues that we raised with them. We asked them why they are in a hurry considering the fact that the one that they have just completed is not operational. We argued and at the end of it all, we thought it was important and right for us to have the loan approved for them. We also raised the issue of the Lamu Port. We wanted to know why we cannot diversify and do the Lamu Port instead of adding more and more berths at the Mombasa Port just in case something goes wrong and we need to use another port. Those are some of the issues that we raised. Looking at all the issues that were raised and the pros and cons, we decided, as a Committee, that it is good for us to approve this loan, so that they start doing the work earlier than later. I support and thank you so much."
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