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    "id": 1065236,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1065236/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is one provision in this Bill, which describes the character of the society that we want to create. It will be a new fundamental provision in the Constitution. Former President Nyerere described Kenya as a man eat man society. Actually, we have not changed character. We are truly a man-eat-man society. Kenya is the only place you can walk near or past a Government organisation and walk out with a Kshs3 billion tender, but you cannot walk past a pub and you are called in for a drink. Really, we have not changed the definition of a man-eat-man society as propagated by the late Mwalimu Nyerere. Therefore, Clause 11A, which is right on the first page of the amendment Bill that talks about the economy and shared prosperity, I hope it is not just there to please ourselves. Besides this, the Constitution recognizes the need for an economic system that provides equitable opportunities for all the people of Kenya to benefit from economic growth in a comprehensive and sustainable manner. I wonder if we will be able to achieve this. In the last two months, if you look at the appointments that have been made, I do not know whether we are going that direction because we are talking of a manner that is giving equitable opportunities. We should look at every institution and see whether we are creating the face of Kenya, be it in the Judiciary, the Public Service or the security systems. This objective is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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