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"content": " Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion. It is true that the President made a good statement. It is also true that children who were born after Independence are almost 50 years old. We continue in this country with leadership that is not serious with reconciling our country as one united nation in which we look after the interests of each other. I feel we have lost a great opportunity during the Grand Coalition Governmentâs last two years in office. It should have been possible for Hon. Kibaki and Hon. Raila to demonstrate to Kenyans that they can bring us together to pursue a development agenda that would be in the interest of all our communities. It is a pity that an atmosphere of double speak continues; that there is a big gap between what we say and what we actually mean and do. That to me is the measure of insincerity; the measure of serious inaction in our relations. The challenge we have as a country is: How do we change the attitudes of our people so that together, we can encourage them to work and develop this country? We are allowing a situation to continue in this country where âthey are they and we are weâ. That is a perfect example of what I can freely describe as a failed leadership at national level. That is because as you travel in this country--- You drive through Makueni you find the people there are no different from other Kenyans in Busia. You travel all the way to Kitui and you find they are not different in their suffering from our people in Kajiado. You go all the way to Turkana and it is exactly the same experience as we have in Wajir and yet, we are allowing a situation to continue in our country where âthey are they and their problems are theirs; we are we and our problems, so long as mine is solved, I do not mindâ. So power continues to be used in this country for the benefit of the few. We have so many leaders who seek to control the whole country, but do not intend to benefit the whole country in terms of execution of their respective policies."
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