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"content": " Hon. Cherorot. Is Hon. Tom Odege in the House? Proceed, Hon. Cherorot."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to the debate on the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President, Dr William Samoei Ruto. Many people have said it is a wonderful Speech, which I also support. It reflects on what he has been doing for the last two years. This is like his scorecard. This has happened because our President is resilient. He has managed to turn around the economy of this country. His Speech gives hope and direction to all Kenyans. That means that he has focus and determination to take this country forward. He covered so many areas in his Speech. There are many areas that need attention in this country – like the State Departments which have been neglected. His Speech gives hope to most Kenyans who have been suffering economically. As a country, we have direction right now."
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"content": "The President talked a lot about education. We currently have challenges in our universities. Some of them are about to collapse. Through the President’s wisdom, our universities are now picking up. He mentioned that there are administrative issues at Moi University, which will be tackled. He also mentioned the issue of school fees for students, especially those who are in colleges. About 95 per cent of the school fees for students from poor families are being paid by the Government. Education is an equaliser. That is what the President has taken care of. We have students from vulnerable families. They will have a chance of going to school like other children in this country. There was also the issue of corruption. The President was very clear that we have to avoid engaging in corruption. We must ensure that Kenyans are not involved in corruption. If we want to grow economically, we have to fight it. We have to start the fight against corruption."
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"content": "The President also mentioned the issue of GBV. Femicide is a big problem. Our women are being killed. He said that boys should not use their masculinity to fight women. This is a very clear indication that he cares. This one also should be extended. I watched news on television yesterday, where it is reported that there are house-helps who are suffering in silence. There was an incident in Kiambu, which should be taken seriously. A house-help was tortured by her employer. She was forced to jump from fourth floor, and she broke her legs. We have a listening President in this country. The issue of Adani’s contracts was also mentioned. The President cancelled them. This is a challenge for the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Secretariat and those who were handling the contracts. It is a lesson for all of us from the President that, any PPP initiative in this country must be handled properly, paying attention to the provisions of the law. Due diligence should be done. We should ask ourselves whether the county is getting value for money in all PPPs. As a country, we will achieve the highest level of development if we conduct our affairs diligently. For those reasons, I congratulate the President."
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"content": " Let us now listen to the Member for Nyatike. He will be followed by the Member for Kisauni and, thereafter, by the Member for Sigor. We will go in that order. We still have a few more Members who want to contribute to the Motion. Hon. Ruku and Hon. Lekumontare will have chances to contribute. Proceed, Hon. Odege. Take as little time as possible."
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"speaker_name": "Nyatike, ODM",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to react to the Speech that was delivered by the Head of State in this House. There is a number of positive aspects that I picked from the Speech. For the first time, the President appeared before us here with no political connotation, which was a very clear signal that he is ready to unite the country. He is ready to push the country forward. His priority has wholesomely been zeroed into development and how we can"
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"content": "The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "unite the country. This is very positive and commendable. Some of us who have been on the Opposition Benches have been very keen to pick up issues that we could use to hit him and the Government, but he left us with nothing negative to pick out of his Speech. All leaders in this country have a reason to support his new approach in the political arena in this country. His Speech was very good. It is uniting and focussed on the efforts that are being made towards the development of the country. That is what we need as a country. On the issue of education, I must say that he addressed it clearly, and I want to congratulate him for fixing the issue that was affecting our universities. When university lecturers were on strike, everybody in this country was concerned. Now that they have gone back to work, I would urge him to go deeper into the root cause of the problems in the universities and fix them once and for all. We do not want to see university lecturers on strike again next year. University lecturers should be made comfortable so that the issue of strikes comes to an end, and our students can receive quality education from our universities"
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"content": "On agriculture, as most of our Members have pointed out, the efforts that have been put in the agricultural sector have borne a number of fruits. We can clearly say that there is some hope in the agricultural sector. We are going to increase our harvest and attain food security in this country."
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"content": "On the killing of women, even though it is very painful to all of us, I want us to look into it keenly because, as a country, people cannot rise all of a sudden and start killing each other. The stress levels in this country should be re-examined. Kenyans must be going through a very difficult situation. Even though we are talking about the inflation coming down, the cost of living has not come down and the people are trying to vent their stress in the wrong areas. That is why we are seeing a number of deaths. Even though some of our colleagues have urged the ladies to be careful, it is true that security starts with yourself. But again, that security that starts with yourself should also make you self-protective. You protect yourself as you protect others. No one has a right to kill another person. If we can reach a level where we are today, then we need to come out strongly against it. The Government needs to go deeper and examine the stress levels in this country because there is something wrong. We may be treating symptoms, but the real disease is lying somewhere. That is why we see the things that are happening in our country. This is unbearable, and we need to re-look into it."
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