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    "id": 1032820,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "play a key role in ensuring that the policy has been debated, the legislative issues that are required have come to this House as part of transforming Kenya from where we are and filling up the legal gaps that are impeding progress and realization of the Kenyan dream. Most importantly, in terms of constitutional reforms that will be required, I am sure those who have read the report will agree that, indeed, issues have been identified and solutions identified. The next phase is to turn those intentions into legal mechanisms so that Kenyans’ dreams can be achieved. The report is available, it is in the Table Office. We tabled it here because Parliament is a key player. It is a public document and I would encourage as many Members as possible to go through it so that we can start preparing our role in terms of Private Members’ Bills and Committee Bills to implement the issues that are contained in there. I know Hon. Korir has already drafted a Motion on Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) which is meant to help the youngsters from universities to take some time before they start repaying their loans and insulating them from paying interest on the HELB loans. This is contained in the report and a Member has picked it up and it is already before this House. I encourage many more Members to do the same so that we play our part as Parliament. The underlying message is: The Big Four Agenda is not about the President’s legacy, as people put it and try to figure out what will happen when he leaves office. It is a national project anchored in Vision 2030, which this House has been supporting. Even as we start looking at the future leadership of this country, we need to start hearing the future of the Big Four Agenda within the framework of achieving our Vision 2030. In many instances within the Speech, if you note, the President lauded the efforts of this House in supporting the Executive’s efforts this far. He encouraged Members to be more vigilant in the fight against the pandemic, corruption and ensure safety for ourselves and our people so that we can achieve the bigger dream. I am also aware and we know from the HBC that we have close to 70 pieces of legislation that are still awaiting processing at different stages. I know time is not on our side, and we also have these restrictions in terms of sittings and all that, but I trust and believe that when we call upon you, we shall all rise to the challenge and we shall deliver in the best interest of our beloved Republic of Kenya. I could go on and on but I believe I saw the passion. He shared his vision of a new Kenya and encouraged all of us to start thinking beyond what I am doing for Kipipiri. We need to start thinking of the bigger picture that, as we wake up every morning and come to this House, let us always put our great country in the spotlight in our spheres of thinking and in the lenses that we see things. That whenever we are doing it, whatever we are doing, we will be doing it to achieve a greater country. When we are working on our National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG – CDF), we will be looking at how to contribute to infrastructural development so as to ensure that our kids observe social distancing in schools and get opportunity to become like us in the future. That patriotism and thinking big for our country is what we are being called upon, as leaders, to do. With those introductory remarks, I would want to beg that I move and ask my colleague, the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. John Mbadi to second."
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