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    "id": 84511,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/84511/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Okemo talked about the congestion at Busia and Malaba. I am aware of this issue and I have gone to the extent of trying to find out why this congestion is there. I did visit both Busia and Malaba border posts and established that one of the reasons is because the Ugandans were closing their side at 6 p.m. and they do not work until the following day at 6 p.m. so that the trucks that come from the Kenyan side, when they reach the border at around closing time, they cannot proceed until the following day. Thus, the pile up! We have taken this matter up with the Ugandan authorities because last year, Kenya restarted a 24-hour economy and the Port of Mombasa is now operating on a 24-hour basis. That advantage is then wasted at the exit port when these trucks have to now stay at the border for over 12 hours before they can be able to proceed. But we know that under the new arrangements of the Common Market that will be coming into force from 1st of July, we are now moving towards getting a one point border post so that we are not going to have this dual checking where the traffic is checked first on the Kenyan side and then on the Ugandan side. There will be one point so that we can have a seamless process and that will make it much easier. Our officials are in the process of establishing that."
}