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    "speaker_name": "Isiolo CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rehema Jaldesa",
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        "legal_name": "Rehema Dida Jaldesa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support my sister, Mheshimiwa Mishi. I would like to start by sending my condolences to the family, friends and relatives of the two beautiful souls that have left us. I join my colleagues in saying that somebody ought to have taken responsibility. I confirm to this House that I sit on the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing. I can confirm that all the allegations that were raised here regarding the management of the Kenya Ferry Services are true. This is one CEO who has never been able to address the challenges of the Ferry Services, including the Kshs1.8 billion of the new ferry that was ordered from Turkey. It is a complete failure in the management. If this House is serious in what it is saying, I expect the Committee that I sit in to take action with immediate effect by tomorrow when we meet the Cabinet Secretary who will appear before us to answer a Question. It is so painful to watch a life disappearing right before your eyes and there is nothing you can do. I watched that video and cried the whole night. That is the most painful death anyone can be subjected to. It is so sad when we talk of lack of oxygen or a proper ramp. Instead of us giving ourselves a very ambitious agenda, namely the Big Four Agenda, we need to concentrate on just one agenda to ensure that we have a robust transport system in this country. When I say transport, I mean the ferry, railway and road. The number of lives we are losing is unbelievable. As we discuss this sad incident, where are we as a country in terms of disaster preparedness? The only other time when disasters in this country are handled is when Abbas The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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