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    "id": 895099,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am so glad he did not talk about the land which has been purportedly given to Uganda to build a dry port in Naivasha. One thing that I wonder is: What will we do to the farmers of this nation? What will we do to small enterprises or to Kenyans who want to set up those ports and ensure that they can make money from the neighbouring countries? I have nothing against our countries working together but I want to see more business opportunities for Kenyans living here who are struggling rather than setting up a dry port somewhere in Kenya so that another neighbouring country can continue benefitting. I would like to see Kenyans benefiting more. It will be important for us to know whether at the end, if indeed, the President will give land to Uganda, what process and where will that land come from. If it is a private land, I have no problem with it but if it is community land, then of course, the people of that community ought to be consulted and shown how they will benefit. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, I would like to reemphasize this issue of building bridges. I am happy that the President spoke very passionately about it but I would like to see action. I would like us to either set aside this debate of having a referendum or embrace it if we will ever be able to have a referendum in this country so that we can unite the entire nation. This issue of not being included in Government is already causing a lot of problems in this country. In neighboring countries such as Rwanda, the Constitution is very clear. I stand with them in the 25th Anniversary of the terrible genocide. I hope that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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