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    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank His Excellency the President for all he mentioned. Of course, this was not done 100 percent but it was a review and he did his best. I agree with my brother Amollo that the Speech was too long. I think he may have left out some important issues which Kenyans needed to hear. That notwithstanding, he did well. I want to talk about the BBI. I signed the BBI Petition. I think it is only fair for Kenyans to be given a chance to look at it again and review what went wrong. The BBI was good because it addressed the issue of winner-take-it-all. You know once a person becomes a president, they do what they want. We want to spread out power so that we can have inclusivity in the leadership of this country. Therefore, I quite agree with him that we should do something about it. Please, when matters BBI come to this House, we should be there to support. He did not talk much about maize, which is the mainstay of the economy. It is the staple food in this country. I come from Trans Nzoia. I keenly waited to hear him talk about maize, but there was no mention of it in his Address. There was mention of tea. Of course, we have done very well when it comes to tea and coffee. Maize, which is a staple food in this country, was not mentioned. Farmers are so discouraged out there. Given the climatic changes in this country, farmers are now not very keen with maize farming. Something should be done with regard to the price of maize and its inputs such as fertilizer. Again, His Excellency the President did not mention it. However, the President mentioned something about rural electrification. I think he has done well on that one, even in my area. With rural electrification, we create jobs for the youth. There are no jobs in this country. Therefore, whoever is going to take the leadership of this country should take that as a very important area that we are looking forward to developing, so that we can create more jobs for our youth. Concerning infrastructure, of course, he has done very well. I am talking about railways and highways. I have a problem though: There is a road that was supposed to have been completed in my area that connects us with our neighbour, Uganda. Only 11 kilometres of it has been constructed. Nothing has been done on the road since 2018 up to now. I do not even know who to go to. I am wondering whether it is a priority. I know for sure that some areas are getting modern roads. They are even constructing new roads in some areas. Why can he not ensure that we have a road network all over the country, particularly in my area where road construction has stalled? We said in this House that constituencies that have not tasted tarmac should do so. That is exactly what happened. The road construction has not stopped. I am afraid because I see, read and hear. The President mentioned that some areas are doing very well in terms of road network. Something should be done because roads in my area connect with the neighbouring Uganda, which has a lot of influx into our country. It brings a lot of business in Kenya. That is something that His Excellency the President missed to mention. The last one I will mention under devolution is health. Much as health is a devolved function, it has not done very well. Much as we have the new machines that he mentioned, there are no drugs in county hospitals. Workers are even going on strike. Something should be done. The health function should be returned to the central Government. With those few remarks, I say: “Thank you, Your Excellency. You had a very good Speech.” 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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