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    "id": 91535,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. I.M. Muoki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 87,
        "legal_name": "Isaac Mulatya Muoki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to start by congratulating the Minister who has been appointed in a substantive capacity. I know he is competent to do that job. We have said a lot and we have had time to interact with the Minister and his Ministry officials at the Committee level and I will only say a few things. We need to look at the Ministry of Transport in a new perspective. There are some things that we have talked about for such a long time. We have talked about the rules and regulations, the TLB and the second generation driving licenses. We have talked about these things since the beginning of this Tenth Parliament and they have not been implemented. I will not take issue with the Minister because he is new in the Ministry, but as a Ministry, these things should be implemented immediately, so that we can move forward. Secondly, I would like to talk about the issue of our ports and the whole transport infrastructure. You will agree with me that most goods are imported into the country through the Port of Mombasa. It is the only major port that we have. I am really concerned about this issue. I am not an expert in this line, but if you look at the Port of Mombasa which we depend on, God forbid, should anything happen like a ship stalling or some spill over for a week or two, nothing would move. I am sure we would be stuck for a long time. It is high time the Minister looked into the issue of the Port of Mombasa and considered what other options need to be explored. We have the new technology where the port is constructed inside the sea, so that we do not talk about dredging. In case of any accident happening, business will continue as usual. We have also talked about the Port of Lamu for a long time. The Minister has enough experience with fund raising because he was the Minister for Finance. He should look at what is exactly required to bring the ports of Mombasa and Lamu to international standards and then raise this money. If he keeps on waiting for budgetary provisions which sometimes are not sufficient, he may not implement the changes that we require in this kind of infrastructure. Therefore, he should move with speed and implement these changes, so that we can move forward. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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