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    "id": 781796,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rindikiri",
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        "legal_name": "Mugambi Murwithania Rindikiri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have had the privilege of being part of this Committee. It was our responsibility that we follow the right procedure of bringing this Bill to this Parliament. One of the challenges that we had is the criteria of involving the public, the so-called public participation. It becomes very difficult for any committee, particularly the Committees of this House to know who needs to be invited. It is either a deliberate action that we can take or we just do it through the newspapers. It was our belief that Members of Parliament who are part of this House had interests of giving their inputs at the committee level. I am also a Member of Parliament, and I am very keen in whatever business that is happening. I would like to urge Members of Parliament, majority of who are my friends, that this is a very important Bill that requires to be passed by this House. We are aware that there are a lot of interests out there, but we have an obligation as a Committee and as Members of Parliament to ensure we give the Kenyan public the best transport services in this city. I have pledged to five Members of Parliament because I have interests in those constituencies. When I fight as an investor, whatever I have invested, I cannot have value because people are questioning the distance and the time it takes to move from one point to the other. That is because the infrastructure is not good to help people who want to invest. It is very important for us, as Members of Parliament, to keep our eyes open in whatever is happening. It is very unfortunate from my perspective that Members of Parliament can come and say they are not aware of this Bill right from the beginning. At this point, we have involved the public. We took time and gave them room to speak. I believe that if you keep aside the interests of each one of us, we are going to provide what we feel is the best system of transport and communication in this city. I wish this was happening to Meru. I would not have been asked to participate. That said and done, it is estimated that by 2030, Nairobi City will have more than 20 million people. If you look at the statistics, people coming in and out of Nairobi every day are more than seven million. That gives you an indication why we need a very serious transport and communication system. We need to attract investors. How are we going to attract investors from out there when we have poorly managed infrastructure and systems of transport? We need to think beyond our political interests and inclinations, and beyond our business interests and give this noble idea in front of us the benefit it deserves. I know there are so many people who want to talk in support of this Bill. We are open and ready to listen, but let us move forward, fellow Members. Please. We need to connect with my in-laws in Machakos. I need to connect with my brothers in Kajiado. I need to go and visit my friends in Murang’a. How are we going to do it? We are saying we want development. How are we going to achieve this when we are slowing down the process? Thank you very much NASA for joining Jubilee. This is what we intended to do and we are moving forward with our mission. This is one of the things that we want to do so that we can enhance business and travel for the comfort of our citizens. Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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