9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Cabinet Secretary, please, proceed to respond.
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9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to weigh in the remarks made by my sister, the Senator for Isiolo County. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, the initial concept of establishing the airport in Isiolo was indeed a promising idea, as you have emphasized. However, if you visit the airport, one cannot help, but realize that Kenya is significantly wasting resources on it. I do not know whether you have been there or not. However, the CEO of the KAA and your team, including the former Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretaries have visited several times. The airport is huge, comparable ...
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9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
For sure, I do not know why my friend here is offended by my statement. I was building my case to show that Isiolo International Airport is huge with even better facilities than what is in Eldoret International Airport because I have been there.
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9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to be informed by my colleague, Sen. Cherarkey, here. He had requested to give me more information which I will accept before I proceed to execute my issues.
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9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, please protect me.
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9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, actually we are discussing an issue touching on livelihoods of the whole region called Upper Eastern and Central Kenya. When we are discussing issues of serious national importance, the Senator for Uasin Gishu can also do business in Isiolo. So, when we are addressing matters of national importance, he should not just take these issues as regional or county matters. Hon. Cabinet Secretary what I was saying is that the investment in Isiolo International Airport is non-functional and that is shameful to this Republic. More than five years ago, I visited the CEO of KAA and ...
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9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
farmers bring them to Nairobi so that they can be ferried to Somalia and other countries. Since there is no airport, that is why you see them driving very fast because
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9 Apr 2025 in Senate:
is highly perishable. If the airport in Isiolo was functioning, there would be no accidents along the highway. If we corrected even just one issue, including the vegetables that we produce--- Sen. Dullo, you know that from Nanyuki to the junction to Isiolo, there are a lot of flowers and vegetables that need to be ferried through Isiolo International Airport. There is now an abattoir in Isiolo. That meat needs to be transported to Saudi Arabia through Isiolo International Airport. Therefore, that is an important facility that should be completed. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ...
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