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    "id": 949811,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/949811/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have the Kenya Navy, the Kenya Army and the Kenya Airforce, who are supposed to be protecting us from the air, the ground and the sea yet we have had several attacks. During the Dusit Hotel attack, for instance, there were only four attackers yet they took the whole country hostage for almost 72 hours. During the Westgate Shopping Mall attack, four Al Shabaab militants shook the whole country until people thought that mattresses were burning for almost five days. Now, a car that floated on water for more than 20 minutes could not be secured to save the souls that were trapped therein. It also boils down to corruption. The sum of Kshs72 million should have been invested in CCTV cameras so that Kenya Navy can see what is happening wherever they are so that they can respond quickly, if need be. It is not known where that money went to. Almost Kshs2 billion was allocated for purchase of two ferries but only an old one came. I do not know where the rest of the money has gone to. The investigative authorities and the DCI are busy addressing the media but not following up to establish the whereabouts of this money. I do not know what our Auditor-General is auditing if more than Kshs2 billion is given and one ferry is bought but the other one is not. There is Kshs28 million for the repair of ferries at any given time. The provision is there, so that they can repair any ferry that has damages. The last repair on record was in 2013. They do not repair them throughout. That is why the lives of the 300,000 ferry users are at risk and 6,000 vehicles are at risk. We must think as a House and we must budget, but before we budget, we must give direction. The first direction is to make sure that those who are employed are people with experience in diving who can assist in case of such an emergency. Now we have a spot for training the Kenya Navy in the Likoni Channel, as Hon. Mishi said. Whoever wants to be employed by the Kenya Navy should be thrown into where that vehicle sank. If they survive, they become Kenya Navy officers. If we can have money for Huduma Namba; are ready to get money for referendum; and are ready to get money to invest in the blue economy... A blue economy, my foot, when Kenyans are dying in the same blue economy that we are trying to establish. In fact, some Red Cross and people like Akothe respond to disasters better than a whole government. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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