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    "id": 1151297,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I say this in every submission that I do. We have six elective positions in this country and each one of them is extremely important, from the Member of County Assembly (MCA) all the way to the President. If there is a candidate who never talks about corruption despite knowing the level of corruption, we have in this country--- You elect the same person because they either come from your county, ward or tribe. Why should they be accountable to you when in the first place they never committed to fighting corruption? In this country, people are known for lamentation. They never take care of voters’ cards in their hands to ensure that they elect the right person. Look at all the three impeached governors! All of them are now seeking elective positions. Kenyans do not even shudder at the thought of the same thieves coming back to seek elective positions. We just laugh about it! What was the use of the process we had in this House where we said that a certain person is not fit to hold office yet the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will still give them a certificate to go and contest? Why do we even have that in the Constitution? There is no court of law that pronounced itself that to say that the process was not right. We even have a governor who was reinstated on the basis of a report which said there was no public participation. As we all know, some of those decisions were politically motivated. They were not the right decisions to make. Sometimes you are left to wonder. I think a Kenyan voter is a masochist. Masochists are people who inflict pain on themselves year-in, year-out. We have 47 governors who are sadists as well, inflicting pain to their voters, but there is no consequence in terms of political decisions and the weapon that every county has in electing the right MCA, Women Representative and Member of the National Assembly. Most of the people who come to this House do not have resources. They therefore fight for their counties. We also have presidential candidates. Even an MCA is equally important person. If you elect an MCA who listens to everything that a governor says, the decisions they make will depend on the whims of the governor and will do what the governor wants. So, why did you elect him in the first place? Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this country, the 2022 General Elections should have a different discussion. Kenyans are hardworking people even when they go to work in other countries. There are many people in the diaspora who bring a lot of resources to this country but with no expectation that things will improve. How long will we be singing the same song? I urge Kenyans to use their votes prudently to get rid of any leader with iota of corruption in their track record and ensure that the right people hold offices, so that this country is able to move forward and develop. I am sure with the level of education of people in this country, if we get rid of corruption, this country will develop in leaps. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Pursuant to Standing Order No.61(3), I request that you defer the putting of the question on this Motion to a later date."
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