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    "id": 781798,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mose",
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        "legal_name": "Shadrack John Mose",
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    "content": "Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to also contribute to this extremely noble Bill that is before the House. As you have rightfully said, my name is Shadrack Mose, Member of Parliament for Kitutu Masaba and a Member of this Committee. First and foremost, I know I am addressing this House after coming out of an election petition and, therefore, I want to thank my people of Kitutu Masaba and the Hon. Judge of the Court that dismissed the petition that was filed against me. I will, therefore, proceed to make my contribution. This is a wonderful Bill and sometimes it is very strange that Members of this Honourable House, who are supposed to enlighten the public, appear before this House to contribute against the Bill. Many of us have been in this city for a long time and we know Nairobi has a serious problem in terms of transport. If you look at the people who operate from Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Murang’a, they always experienced long traffic jams that give them lots of problems. The Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority Bill is going to provide a seamless way of transporting people from one end to the other. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you travel outside this country to the developed democracies, you will be shocked that people stay very far away from their working places. This is precisely what this Bill is all about. Nairobi Metropolitan Transport Authority is going to provide a seamless system of transport for our people. The net effect would be as follows: First and foremost, we would be able to have our people travel far distances and we would have the aspect of housing, which is one of the four agenda of Jubilee Administration, addressed. It means we will have housing far away from Nairobi. It also means that people staying in Korogocho, Kibra, Mathare and Mukuru kwa Njenga would be served by a transport system that is much cheaper. I would like to urge my colleagues to give their contributions. I know, for a fact, that once we pass this Bill, the net effect would be increase in businesses. People would be able to transport their various merchandise and even move freely within this town. At the end of the day, the economy of this country would be improved. I, therefore, urge all the Members present to make their contributions. With those very many remarks, I stand to support this Bill."
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