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    "id": 917674,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/917674/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Nuh",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, first, we have to understand that Kenya Shipping Line is now dead. It is not working. The Government is trying to revive it. There are 27 shipping lines operating in Mombasa now. All of them are foreign companies. The Government must add value to its assets. There is no need of having an asset that has no value to you. For example, today, we are mourning the death of Bob Collymore. But Safaricom is 40 per cent owned by Vodafone and 60 per cent owned by Kenyans. Look at the kind of revenue the company generates. If that company was still part of Telecom today, would we be discussing Safaricom today in Kenya? It is the responsibility of the Government to revitalise and make good of its assets in whichever part of the country they are domiciled. For example, the sugar companies in our place are all dead. The Government is unable to run them. Can we say that because I own 3,000 hectares of land in Migori, I cannot give somebody an opportunity to come and operate the sugar factories? What matters is the revenue the asset will generate for the country and the benefit the people of coast region will get. It is not about owning an asset for the sake of it. The KPA has been in existence for many years. Is it operating in the best form required? No! It is not. It is supposed to be improved on. It is now a national asset. I agree that, the views of the leaders from that area must be considered. But they must be considered in line with national interests. If every fiefdom is to say its interest must come first, we will not have the nation as it is supposed to be. This matter, in the end, is going to be of benefit to the country and Mombasa County. The headquarters of the revamped Kenya National Shipping Line will be in Mombasa. They are going to employ people there."
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