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    "id": 902013,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": "country must have a ship. It must. Do not ask me what happened yesterday. I was not there but today I am the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing. I am responsible. He is a Kenyan. He is responsible. We want to break a record of being the first House to enact a law that helps our country to buy and own a ship. It is history. It is something good, but the amendment, as has been drafted, might not be leading us to that road. That is why we are open for public participation. On Thursday next week, I will have all people who own shipping lines. If you own a ship or you do business in ships, come to Parliament on 16th May 2019. I will be doing it in County Hall. First of all, I have invited Hon. Members from the coast region. Those are the first invitees. I have invited anybody who has any interest in the shipping line, including my colleague, Hon. Sharif, who is likely to be the next governor of Mombasa. I do not know what the people of Mombasa will be thinking, but I will go there and listen. I am also ambitious as he is. I am not saying this so that I convince him to help me in this Bill, but I want to listen to them next week on Thursday. However, what we should not compromise is that we should not block our country from owning a shipping line. It is like you are telling a country not to own a bus. Where do we come from? That is retrogressive thinking. You are telling a country not to own aeroplanes. That is retrogressive thinking. Therefore, I invite them next week so that we can agree. We might bring a compromise amendment that will facilitate this country to own a ship. We will not block the country from owning a ship. That would be retrogressive development. With those many remarks, I invite them next week on Thursday. Let us discuss and make our country move forward. It will never go backwards. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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