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    "id": 971466,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/971466/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 211,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "You will be surprised to learn that on the Ugandan side, there is no single queue of tracks waiting to enter Kenya. They are efficiently cleared, infrastructure is in place; they cross the border and are not checked on the Kenyan side because they participate in checking on the Ugandan side. If the trucks are going to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo, those in Uganda will participate in checking on the Kenyan side. However, on the Kenyan side, it is an eyesore. Last week, the queue from the border point was standing at 20 kilometers. These are trucks that sometimes carry highly inflammable materials that can easily explode on their own because of the smoldering heat from the sun. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, these are drivers who are moving stocks to turn the wheel of the economy of this country and our neighbours. They queue for 20 kilometers without any roadside facilities. There are no toilets, bathrooms or restaurants. Quite often, you find them with their kerosene stoves cooking under the trucks because they can be on the same spot for 12 hours or more. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kenya is privileged to have the Port of Mombasa that is the easiest straight route to our neighbours. However, this is negligence and total oblivion to the plight of our neighbours and our own traders. This is because 90 per cent of those trucks are Kenyan registered and so, they are Kenyan business people. Examples are Multiple Hauliers East Africa Limited, Siginon Freight Company Limited and many others. As they queue for 20 kilometers, there is an even bigger queue waiting at Kanduyi, Bukembe and Webuye in Bungoma, and Eldoret. Some desire to stay at those shopping centres because of availability of facilities other than going to wait in the smoldering heat on the road. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as the Mover and Seconder have said, this is a project where the Government of the Republic of Kenya has pumped in Kshs496, 932,097. The contractor has done every bit of the work to connect the road except 40"
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