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    "id": 1132777,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. For eight years, the President, under the Jubilee Government, has managed to do what others did not managed to do in over 123 years. It was a great opportunity for us to listen to him. Some of us who listened to others were getting a little concerned. This is because all we were hearing is that nothing has been done. Without a doubt, the President did not cover everything, perhaps, due to lack of enough time. For the record, one of the astonishing things I want to mention is that in my constituency, the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, through the National Irrigation Agency, have done water pans. Before the commencement of this exercise by the Jubilee Government, under the direct management of His Excellency the President Uhuru, those water pans were done at a cost of Kshs180 million each. In my constituency, two were done recently at a cost of Kshs18 million each. Just note the difference. They were being done at Kshs180 million and two years ago the same excavation was done at Kshs18 million. Look at the theft of public resources which was going on. So, when you heard the President say that we were losing about Kshs2 billion daily, this was not through other means but through people who are entrusted with public offices. They steal by corrupting the laid down procedures and by not doing what is expected of them. He also gave an example of the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC). Before the coming on board of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), we were collecting only Kshs8,000 per day but with KDF on board and in-charge, we are collecting Kshs1 million a day. What more changes than having honest people on board would somebody want the President to do? This country can achieve a lot but honesty from those charged with the responsibility of managing our affairs is lacking. I want to include us in this because when we are elected into 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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