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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Livestock Development",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "document in a very sober way. We must remove our discussions on this document from our ethnic interests. We must remove our personal, regional and political interests so that we can deliver a new Constitution to this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President touched on the issue of corruption. We agree with him that the fight against corruption should not be personalized, politicized and taken to ethnic enclaves. The fight against corruption should not be portrayed from a regional perspective. The fight against corruption needs both the support of the Government and Members of Parliament. It needs the support of all stakeholders. The fight against corruption needs good laws. The institutions that fight corruption should also be empowered. I would like to say it again categorically that over the eight years of President Kibaki’s rule, we are yet to see serious war against graft. We are also yet to see big people being taken to court on the basis of corruption. The leadership of this country must be at the forefront in the fight against corruption. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on national cohesion, one of the reform agenda that this House passed after the post election violence was the creation of the National Commission on Cohesion and National Unity. We need to walk the talk. We need to see this country implement equity. We need to see this country implement fair cohesion policies. Two months ago, you saw on the media what the Somali community in this country went through. It is high time the leadership and the people of this country must differentiate between the Somalis of this country who occupy 22 per cent of the land mass of this country--- They are close to five per cent of the population of Kenya and most important investors in this country. The people of northern Kenya should not at any given time be discriminated against on the basis of the problems in Somalia. We must deal with the people of northern Kenya fairly when it comes to identity cards and constitutional rights. The people of northern Kenya should be treated like any other person in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to dwell more on the policies and the Bills that the Government is going to present to this House in this Session. I want to pick on those Bills that have significance to the economic aspects of this country. The President challenged us and everybody--- The private sector in this country will agree with me that one of the best legacies of President Kibaki is that he has steered the economy of this country, he has invested in infrastructure, he has invested in rural electrification; he will leave a legacy of empowering the people of this country. If you look at the Nairobi stock Exchange Bill, the Tourism Bill and the Special Economic Zones Bill that the Government wants to introduce, they are an indication; they show that this is a Government that wants to achieve the 4.5 percent economic growth as projected for this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to go back to the issue of poverty reduction, we must encourage the Minister for Finance to, again this year, introduce more economic stimulus projects. It is those economic stimulus projects that have given this country, that have shown the people of Kenya that there is equity in the distribution of resources; when health centres, when teachers, nurses are given resources across the board in all regions, in all constituencies, regardless of ethnic background; whether you are a pastoralist or from a marginalised community, then the equitable country we want to have will be realised. With those few remarks I beg to support."
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