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"content": " Thank you, very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to congratulate the President for his Address to the nation yesterday, in line with Article 132 of the Constitution. At the outset, I want to recognise what I consider positive and effective things that have been achieved during his Presidency. In particular, let me mention the area of electrification and connectivity. As a legislator representing Saku Constituency, I can say that today we have many villages with electricity which hitherto were actually in the dark. The other area concerns international obligations. I really want to congratulate the President for the ascendancy of Kenya to a non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. It was a water mark achievement that will enable us to sit at the international level with the big powers and make important decisions that affect the whole world. There has been positive engagement of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to take part in nation building. Look at Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) and Kenya Railways. These are very significant achievements that we have as a country. I think going forward, it is important for this country to understand that the military is about discipline, honour and patriotism. This is what our men and women in uniform and the top brass within that institution have demonstrated. Going forward, I advise His Excellency the President and the one who will come after him - who I strongly believe will be the hustler - to ensure the top leadership of Kenya attends a short course at the National Defence College to clearly understand the issues affecting Kenya. That is why the military is performing so well and is the best institution in this country. There are areas I really anticipated the President to talk about, particularly security matters. I represent a constituency with significant insecurity problems. There are issues in terms of deployment of enough troops on the ground, facilitating officers on patrol to combat bandits, recovery of people’s property and pursuing killers. I think in this regard, we as the people of Marsabit and particularly Saku Constituency, we expected a lot from the President. As far as the Office of the President and Ministry of Interior is concerned, I do not wholly blame the President. I blame that Office and the person occupying it. He should not sleep on the job because Kenya is at peace. Not all parts of this country are safe. Finally, on famine and drought. We expected the President to talk about the Off-take Program among other things. Nothing appears to be happening. On BBI, unity of the Republic, and the Handshake, I think the jury is still out there. With those remarks, I beg to support. 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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