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    "id": 114801,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Presidential Address which was delivered on 23rd. I wish to make a few observations on this very timely Address. The Address raised some critical issues affecting the lives of Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the last two years, the Grand Coalition Government has worked hard under the stewardship of the two principals. One area that I need to commend the two principals is the area of restoring peace in this nation. They have also made sure that harmony is maintained in this country. They have come up with deliberate efforts to make sure that the economy of this nation is on the right track. As they continue to work, it will be prudent for them to continue to engage one another and to constructively consult one another for the interest of this nation. When they do not consult one another, what emerges is disagreement. This disagreement is noted by the whole nation. It does not augur well for stability of this nation. Therefore, it is important that as we continue in this Session, the President and the Prime Minister continue to engage one another. Another observation that I made from the Presidential Speech concerns the judicial reforms. It is in public domain that our courts require urgent surgery. We have close to 900,000 cases which have accumulated in our courts of law. These are cases which affect the lives of Kenyans. Therefore, it is important that we have sufficient, complete and qualified judges. Recently, we have seen some judges getting rejected by lawyers in this nation. The reflection and image that is created is really dissatisfying. It is important for the reforms that are required to come urgently and qualified judges should be given the opportunity to serve Kenyans. When we direct our attention to national cohesion, we encounter one area that has been neglected for a long time, which is the role played by the Mau Mau freedom fighters in this country. There are other people who fought for the liberation of this nation, but they have not had an inch of land to settle on for the last 50 years. It is the responsibility of our Government to make sure that those people have been given land so that they can enjoy the fruits of freedom in this nation. I recall that we had a Motion in this House where we agreed that those freedom fighters, who laboured and suffered for this nation, should be given two and a half acres of land. Up to now, this has not been implemented. This is making the Kenyans who really suffered, to continue agonizing with their families. When we look at the issue of security in this nation, much more needs to be done. Why should we, at this particular time, experience kidnapping of children, mothers and even fathers in Nairobi? Even our professionals and school children are threatened. Later, lumpsums are demanded from the relatives of the victims. Sometimes these lumpsums"
}