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    "id": 783549,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Korir",
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        "legal_name": "Wesley Kipchumba Korir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority. As you are aware, just like my colleagues have said, Nairobi City contributes more than 60 per cent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is only important that we have an Authority that moderates, organises and facilitates the construction and organisation of the transport system. As you are aware, right now our transport system is pathetic. We do not have a proper transport system. The traffic that we experience in Nairobi is costing this country billions of shillings every year. If we have an Authority that will put together the relevant stakeholders and the county governments around Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and other counties around Nairobi, the governors, the County Executive Committee (CEC) members and the relevant ministry will come together. They will ensure that we have a proper and organised mobilisation of resources to ensure that this menace is put to rest. We can ensure that we have a proper light rail system for the Nairobi residents and that we have maintained, organised and proper roads so that we can stop wasting time on the roads and get to offices to work. I rise to support this Bill. Just like my colleague, Hon. TJ has said, the only missing link is the Members of Parliament (MPs). As we can see right now, we have a Council of Governors. The governors and the CECs will be sitting together. The Members of the National Assembly are the only missing link. We may need to also see how we can incorporate them so that we can have the MPs also participate. This is because we have priority roads and we know the roads that are important to the residents and which are not priority. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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