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    "id": 1133862,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1133862/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in appreciating the presentation. Majority of us have said it was too long however, it had some good things and gaps. The good things have been said by my colleagues and will not dwell much on that. I will pick the highlights and slightly focus more on what missed in the Speech which I wish was there. The presentation on the issue of Covid-19 was excellent. He focused on mitigating measures and more so, the economic stimulus package which was offered by the Government. The punch line under that was seizing opportunities during disasters. As an economist, I was impressed by the presentation. He put the presentation into two categories: Economic acceleration and the Big Push. A number of initiatives were presented under Economic acceleration. Under the “Big Push”, big projects like Lamu Port, Kipevu Oil Terminal and tarmacking of a number of roads was presented. What is still not clear in my mind is the trickle-down effect of those developments. Have they reached to Kenyans wherever they are? Do feel them? The second point under that, which we need to analyse is the issue of if they are skilled or not? Some of these initiatives are skilled when it comes to the way they are distributed in this country. We need to think about fair distribution of some of these good initiatives. On the topic of political stabilization, he reminded us that the contentious issues which were addressed by BBI are still outstanding. We cannot bury our heads in the sand and assume they have been resolved. As Hon. Members, we need to pick from where he has left. It can be done by Hon. Members or the next President of this Country. This is because unless these things are sorted out, the issue of national unity will be challenged. On matters which I thought I would have given space to, it was unfortunate that in a speech of 249 pages, he could not spare a page on matters corruption. Corruption is killing this country. How I wish he would have spent more time to tell Kenyans more on matters corruption for the time he has been in power since 2013. The other issue which is the critical to me is public debt. 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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