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    "id": 1032722,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "nation. Our economy is faltering. Our people’s lives and livelihoods have been destroyed by this pandemic. The state of our economy is at rock-bottom and at its weakest since Independence. Therefore, as much as the President may want to be rosy with his words, we must also be forthright and bold to accept the reality of our nation today. As much as we may be resilient, it is not the nation that is resilient, it is the people who have been resilient. As leaders, we must never take it for granted that the people of Kenya have been resilient. If taken for granted, the resilience of the Kenyan people can also quickly and easily destroy this country. The President also talked about the promise of an even greater or a brighter tomorrow. I find desperation in Kenyans in the midst of this pandemic where people are dying every day. When the children of Oyugi Ogango Girls High School are wailing having lost their principal and when Members of Parliament and old men like Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal are crying and shedding tears on behalf of the medical professionals in this country, then there is a state of despair and huge desperation, not just among leaders, but the people of Kenya. Those are issues that we must address. When I sought a Statement from the Speaker on when the President will be coming to address the nation, I wanted to hear from the President what his priorities were in terms of issues that need to be addressed. I agree with the Leader of the Majority Party who mentioned this morning that we must be bold and honest with ourselves. The state of our economy is at rock- bottom, the weakest in the history of this country. Our debt problem, which was not dealt with in depth, is at a dangerous level. It is true, as the Leader of the Minority Party stated this morning, that we may find ourselves before the end of this financial year or at the beginning of the next financial year surpassing the Kshs9 trillion debt ceiling that we set. Those are issues that we must address. If we do not address them today, they will come to haunt generations that will come after us and they will blame us."
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