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"content": "No one says that PPPs do not work, but once they are transparent and accountable, no one would have an issue if the project is going to be successful. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I give many accolades to Sen. Chute for bringing this very important matter."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to quickly congratulate Prof. Tom Ojienda. I had thought his thinking is limited to law, but I can see he appreciates business. Considering the issues he has raised on the SGR, the Parliament of Kenya and SGR must put pressure on the Executive to roll out SGR whilst understanding it as the new way to expand the economy of Kenya. Kenya's largest trading partner is Uganda, and therefore if this SGR will go to that direction, then we are speaking to the big picture. I, therefore, want us to please Sen. Onyonka there in Nyamira and Kisii and the people of Kisumu. That is fine but upon the completion of that development, let it be remembered that SGR must run all the way to Malava through Webuye and Bungoma. That is the route for doing business. The Executive cannot afford to be doing things half-heartedly. The current SGR is useless. It is a slow thing. We must invest in electric trains. The modern way of transporting goods is guided by speed, and the speed that will make a difference is one of an electric train. Why we are not developing the electric train, only God knows. We are doing technology which is decades old. Kenya must remain on the cutting edge. We do modern things quickly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, governors are not doing us a favor. I want to address our good Governor of Nairobi. I can see he has totally lost focus. The purpose of the Governor of Nairobi is not to feed people. The purpose of the County Government of Nairobi City is to open up the economy of Nairobi. The Governor of Nairobi should not be talking about chapatis. He should be talking about underpasses, overpasses and metros. That is the future. The people you employ in those areas I have mentioned will feed their children. Therefore, when I see him talking about chapatis, I say, ah, this thing of saying that the youth should ascend into leadership is a lie."
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"content": "It is true, he is talking about chapati."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to comment on the statement by Senator for Kisumu, Sen. Ojienda, on the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway to Kisumu. He has raised very fundamental issues as far as this project is concerned. I am aware that some public participation has already been conducted even in my county as far as the SGR project is concerned and part of the plan is to extend this SGR all the way to Malaba. I would like to raise a concern because the preliminary plans that are there indicate that this SGR will not pass through Luanda-Maseno-Lela-Luanda route. It is surprising why that should happen because if you use a different route, it means the cost The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "of the project will be higher. It will mean that you will have to compensate the land owners along the route and yet we already have railway land, all the way from Kisumu to Luanda. I wonder why the Kenya Railways has decided to avoid that route and they are using alternative routes, which effectively means that the Kisumu-Luanda portion will be left out of this project. That does not make any economic sense to us, as leaders in that region. We therefore would like to not only know about the feasibility studies, but we would like the Committee to find out what is the route plan for this project, so that deserving areas like Luanda, which already has railway facilities can also benefit from this project. Luanda area has a lot of infrastructure and not just land. Recently, the Government also launched an industrial park which makes sense, because if we have the SGR and we have an industrial park, it means the products that will be produced in the industrial park will be transported easily by railway to different parts of the world. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, think this project needs to be re-looked at, because already it is showing signs of---"
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"content": " One minute Senator before you to conclude your thoughts."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is already showing signs of high costs, because clearly, the plans the planners of this SGR have in mind is to try and divert the railway line to areas where they can have land negotiated and bought, leaving out areas which already have land, like the patch between Lela, Maseno and Luanda. I fully support this Statement. When this matter was brought to my attention, I opposed it and said it was not fair to exclude the Vihiga area, particularly Luanda, from this project. I support this Statement by Sen. (Prof) Tom Ojienda, my neighbour, who has now officially rejoined the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party."
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