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    "id": 91507,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/91507/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. M.M. Mahamud",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Energy",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
        "slug": "mohammed-mahamud"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I welcome the opening of the Lamu Corridor. But the northern corridor which has got the Port of Mombasa and serves countries which are landlocked such as Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda must be taken full advantage of. The Port of Mombasa must be properly modernized, so that it can take its position within the region. Otherwise, you might lose transport activities to central corridor which uses the Port of Dar-es-Salaam. Whereas, the Lamu Port will take sometime to be operationalised, the Port of Mombasa is existing. If we dredge it, we will allow bigger ships to dock. We should also upgrade the road from Mombasa to the Uganda border. If we do the railway line, we will take full advantage of the existing facility at the Port of Mombasa. So, the Port of Mombasa must be modernized as a priority. The attention we have given to Lamu should equally be given to the Port of Mombasa. We have it and it is something we can deal with quickly. I am happy that the Ministry is talking about commercialising some operations of the Port, so that we can compete with other ports. A country like Djibouti depends only on its airport. Kenya should as well take full advantage of the Mombasa Port."
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