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    "id": 1120785,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. First, I thank Sen. Orengo for the boldness with which he moved this Motion. It takes the boldness of such a person to do so, especially in the ‘Handshake Government’ of the last four years. People have not been as bold as they used to be when there was an Opposition side in the country. We are dealing with a very serious issue. This Motion has two parts. Part one of the Motion deals with the problem facing the country at the moment, the hike in fuel prices. The economy is struggling; the country is facing challenges of unemployment and high cost of living. Every time that the prices of fuel are increased, it not only affects the price of the fuel that we use directly but also indirectly affects all parts of the economy because the cost of transport for goods goes up. The cost of fuel has an impact on the cost of electricity. When we discuss the issue of increase in fuel prices, the problem with this sector is that it affects all the sectors of the economy. Madam Deputy Speaker, we have come here to discuss and blame the CSs of the line Ministries. However, we must remember that this problem is not domained only in the Ministries of Petroleum and Mining and that of Energy. This is a problem that is in every part and sector of the Executive. It is a problem that should have been discussed by a Cabinet which has not been meeting for over eight months now. This is a problem that should have made the President of the Republic of Kenya to call more than four Cabinet meetings in a week. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. quoted President Harry Truman of the United States of America (USA) who used to have a plaque on his table which was written on one side, ‘I come from Missouri’ and on the other side of that plate, it was written, ‘the buck stops here’. That plaque was a gift from a friend. When President harry Truman was retiring, in this farewell speech to the people of America, he said, ‘The President, whoever he is, has to decide. He cannot pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him because that is his job’ Madam Deputy Speaker, it is unfortunate that the Senate is passing the buck to CSs will then come here and pass the buck to Parliament; the National Assembly or the Senate. However, the problem starts and stops with the Office of the President. What is the position of Government? What is the position of the Executive on the issue of fuel prices? It is not rocket science. Neither is it hidden in this country that the National Treasury, where the resources are domained or situated, has a responsibility on the question of fuel prices and not CSs, hon. Keter and hon. Munyes. As a matter of fact, Sen. Sakaja has captured it so well. There is a stabilization fund which is established under the Petroleum Development Levy which is collected from the taxes that come from"
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