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    "id": 1065693,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1065693/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rangwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Lilian Gogo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Lilian Achieng Gogo",
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    "content": "When it comes to matters that are public, do we take care of public utilities? When it comes to matters of ethos, the morality of Kenyans to take care of Kenya, to put the interest of Kenya at heart, you will find that today somebody is elected to be an MP from a poor background. Everybody knows what a Member of Parliament earns. It is just common practice and regular thinking that for the amount of money one earns, one has a possibility of committing it to a loan for his or her own development. At the same time, allow me to say this: You will find politicians having a lot of money to flash around. Where does this money come from if it is not from public coffers? I appreciate people who are having side hustles to get extra money. However, for the ones who do not have side hustles, are they not stealing from Kenyans? This is the dialogue that we should have at this particular point. Do we have moral principles as elected leaders in this country to help in mitigating corruption among ourselves as elected leaders in this country? You find that someone is elected from very poor backgrounds and in about three years, they are having several storey buildings at the expense of the people whom they represent. As much as we are talking about very amorphous things, I want us to reduce it to simplicity. Do we have a system where Kenyans are responsible for the poor in their backgrounds? When it comes to economic equality, does the leadership consider that particular person who is very poor in their neighbourhood? This is the dialogue we should be having right now. That is the proposition of the amendment to Article 11(a) on the economy and shared prosperity that is being amended. This is being anchored with the aspirations of the new economic model that would provide equitable opportunities for all the people. We want equitable opportunity for all people and for our young people. Over 65 per cent of Kenyans is made up of young people. When it comes to economic growth, the BBI and specifically the amendment that has been proposed is going to address this issue. In so doing, I believe we are going to move forward as a country."
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