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    "id": 993925,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/993925/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
        "slug": "mohamed-faki-mwinyihaji-2"
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    "content": "Housing, Urban Development and Public Works was present at the final meeting on this matter held on 4th December, 2019. Hardly six months after that meeting, the directive by the Senate and even before the dust has settled, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works has issued another circular, which shall come into effect on 1st June, 2020. The Circular is directing that all cargo from the Port of Mombasa destined for neighbouring countries shall only be transported by SGR. In the directive, the CS alluded to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic as the main reason for confining all the cargo to SGR. Madam Temporary Speaker, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all sectors of the economy and many stakeholders need safety nets to mitigate their losses. It is, therefore, very unfortunate for the CS for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works to take advantage of COVID-19 pandemic to issue illegal directives and strangle the already battered economy of the coastal counties and other neighbouring counties on the Northern Corridor. I shall, therefore, be grateful if the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation could immediately take up this matter, with a view to forestall any adverse action on the part of the CS to the business of the people of Mombasa and the neighbouring counties. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
}