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    "id": 781807,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will be brief on this Bill. This is a very important Bill though it has ignored some very important issues. Like in the metropolitan area, you can see clearly that Makueni has been left out yet it is along Mombasa Road, which goes all the way to Konza City running parallel to Kajiado. So, I will be making proposals to take care of this anomaly during the Committee of the whole House. They have also left out the Matatu Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs), which are a very integral part of the transport business in this country. Therefore, I also look forward to including the matatu SACCOs during the Committee of the whole House. Some of them brand themselves as SACCOs when they are not. All these should have been addressed by this particular Bill because it seeks to implement the Michuki rules which have been watered down. It is true that many people visit or operate around this metropolitan area. In fact, this area should also extend to Nyeri because it is also a very busy route. That is what this Bill seeks to address. I believe it should be keenly looked at during the Committee of the whole House, so that we can make necessary amendments to ensure that the public transport sector is efficiently managed. Transport is integral to development. If the sector is not managed efficiently, and the roads are full of traffic jams, we waste a lot of time and fuel. We have to avoid such wastage and probably include town trains. If you visit many cities in the world, you will find that transport is made easy by trains. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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