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    "id": 1132871,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "1992, 1997, 2007 and the disruptions in 2013 and 2017? We know the impact it also has on investors. They get threatened. One year before elections, and you can already see signals of the same, you find investors want to close shop to come back only after elections when they think there is stability. We are being called upon as leaders to build on what the President has started, especially in terms of bringing the country together and creating a culture of unity irrespective of tribe, political leaning, political convictions or religion. The sole aim is to protect our fragile economy and build a more cohesive society that will embrace our cultural diversity and at the same time navigate the political differences, so that Hon. Alice Wahome’s grandchildren can feel comfortable to move from Kandara to Lamu and get suitors there and settle without feeling that they are strangers. That is all we are being called upon to do. In terms of the Big 4 Agenda, we can see the many things that have been done. On the war on graft, we have seen county government heads being brought to account. Cases that perhaps would not have been taken to court have been prosecuted. Let me go to the second question. How then do we secure the gains that have been made through this unique model, which I christen Uhurunomics for purposes of this debate? He talked about it and you could see the rationale and how it is linked to other sectors and the output expected. It is something that has never been explained in this House. Perhaps it is something that we should also work on. To my mind, the answer will lie in our leadership. We need to think of leaders who understand the President’s vision and are able and willing to carry on the good work that he has started. For us in Parliament, our job is to ensure that necessary Bills that come before us are passed. I want to thank Members for fast-tracking all the Bills we have brought here. As a House, we appreciate what the President mentioned, and he is a firm believer, in a vibrant micro, small and medium enterprises sector, which we all recognise is a key driver of the economy. As legislators, we need to ensure a steady growth of the sector. I know we have passed several laws and allocated money in that regard. As we build infrastructure and put up social investments to cushion those at the bottom of the pyramid, we can use this sector to generate employment so that we can empower a bigger Kenyan populace. The third issue is that we have achieved unmet dreams given our political scenario. It is good that we appreciate the fact that we could have done more if the environment was conducive enough. I have heard arguments from both sides of the divide. Some say, yes, we could have done much better without the ‘handshake’. I have also heard that, yes, we could have done much better if the Deputy President, who is constitutionally assigned the role of principal assistant to the President, had not started bringing trouble from his side. This cause of confusion may also be a result of people playing safe by creating centres of power. The sufferers, when the two elephants fight, are the people of Kenya. I think we can learn from the past. President Moi kept telling us ‘ siasa mbaya, maisha mbaya ’. We have seen examples of that. I could see the pain the President was going through when he tried explaining what he has done. I am not sure if it is ‘I’ or ‘we’, but if we had unity of purpose, we would even be talking about…"
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