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    "id": 1065570,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1065570/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
        "slug": "david-ouma-ochieng"
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, on to the substance of the Bill, this country, since 2002, has gone through so many reforms; legal reforms and even opposition reforms. We are looking for that totem pole. We are looking for that silver bullet that will help this country move forward. If there is any country that has so many laws that are not legislated, it is Kenya. So, the BBI has been brought forward as one of those silver bullets. I do not think so, but, at least, I know it has some provisions that, if followed well through, could help this country chat a new path to prosperity. That is why I support what appears in Clause 3 about the economy and shared prosperity. It is not hyperbole to say that in this country the reason people fight for the presidency very hard is that they think that when you are President, your region will benefit and when you are a prime minister, your region will benefit. Clause 3 talks about shared prosperity. From what is provided there, it means that the resources of this country will be shared equitably going forward. It will be shared with a view to ensuring that if somebody is hungry in Turkana, the person in Ugenya feels hungry too. If someone is hungry in Mombasa, the person in Nyeri feels hungry too. That is what is meant by shared prosperity and shared failure, so that we share our pain together, our happiness and our growth. This is important because we are talking about ensuring development in this country. We have failed this country, as Parliament, in the last ten years with this new Constitution. We have given out our power over budget to the Executive. That is why you see us, Members of Parliament, lobbying with cabinet secretaries yet we have the power to make the budget. If you talk to Members, they will tell you the way the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and National Treasury said this, the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries said that and yet we have the power here. We have the power to ensure that this country’s resources are shared across the board equitably through budgetary allocations. That way, we can ensure that we grow together as a country. 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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