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    "id": 960905,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate Sen. Prengei. When he told me about this Statement, I said that I must contribute a little bit in terms of trying to bring sanity into this issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue reminds me of a border called Kazungula in Zambia. It is the border between Botswana and Zambia, where trucks can even last for two weeks, yet they have all the clearing documents. Vehicles with a carnet or any other documentation for export can stay there for two weeks for one reason - corruption. Let us not try to justify whatever is happening in Gilgil with any other words. If you count the number of weighbridges, from the border of Namanga all the way to Busia, there is nothing that will change. All those trucks, when they pass there, some of them which are on transit, the weight is still the same. It is about time we dealt with this issue of corruption and come up with better ways of weighing these trucks. Why set up a weighbridge in Naivasha, yet they still have to be weighed when they get to Busia? We have to come up with a better way of ensuring that there is constant flow of traffic. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, sometimes I think that the Transport Department has missed its priorities in terms of growing an economy. I keep on saying that this is a country where laws on dumping are not fully implemented. We are already congesting our roads by making sure that we overtax those people who buy new cars and reducing taxes on old vehicles. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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