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    "id": 1031834,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 202,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "Our National Anthem has become a prayer to bring us together. We now have a situation where we are getting into constitutional review period thinking that we can bring our people to one shared value and prosperity. Apart from enlisting so many things that have been done by this Government, the state of our security is very important. I was pleased to hear the President state that the state of our national security is strong. The President said that our homeland is secure. There are just a few issues that come with that. I hope that our borders are well protected and manned. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I come from a county that has an international boundary so I know that our borders are strong although there are parts of our borders which need more attention. We have fought terrorism and so I hope that the security of this country will remain strong. In the area of unity, inclusivity and peace, we hope that through the BBI these will be achieved. It is for us to congratulate the President and the former Prime Minister, Rt. (Hon.) Raila Amollo Odinga for the ‘handshake’ and the BBI because the only way that we can begin to look at ourselves is to move away from the old issue of imperial presidency or winner take all. We need to resolve the situation where after every election, we have conflict. We end up losing a year or two after every election cycle repairing the consequences of our own elections yet we claim to be a democracy. Through the BBI, we hope to cure the problems we face every five years as a result of elections. The BBI Report proposes a very wide and varied representation from various parties and parts of our country so that we have a well-represented leadership in this country. The BBI proposes that counties get a minimum of 35 per cent of the national resources. I believe that we can do better than that so the future is bright for our counties. If we manage to actualize the 35 per cent transfer of national revenue to the counties, we must have a strong Senate oversight the funds and a legislature that does not need to be cowed. We would like a legislature that is bold enough to speak up against the misuse of resources. For that reason, I am a great supporter of a stronger Senate that is the ‘upper’ House with teeth to bite. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, the Address by H.E the President gives hope to us in this country. The hope comes from the final words that he said. The President spoke like Martin Lurther King Jnr. in his days in leading the African Americans. The President said that: - ‘Members and fellow Kenyans, like Moses in the Bible who sat at the top of Mount Nebo and saw the future that the people of Israel were about to cross into the promised land, I too have seen our future’ The President is at a vantage point so he can see what we cannot see. The Speech by the President gives us some hope because like Moses on top of Mount Nebo he can see what the future has in store for us. A future awaits us where no one will ascend to a high public office on account of their tribe. That is very important for us because that is what the BBI proposes. We look forward to a Kenya were no capable person will wallow in poverty because of poor governance, a Kenya where our potential as a people will be exploited for the greatness of our nation. It is upon us as leaders to prepare the young people of this country so that we can have a nation whose potential is exploited for the greatness of this nation. We look forward to a Kenya where we will all share equitably in the prosperity of our nation."
}