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    "id": 1152880,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this chance. On behalf of myself, the people of Emuhaya, the teachers and the workers of Kenya, I take this opportunity to send my apt condolences to the family, friends, Kenyans and even relatives of the late President Mwai Kibaki. The third President of Kenya was an epitome of change in this country. He came to power at a time when we had had the long rule of the late President Moi. So, he came up with many changes which made Kenyans to be proud of his rule. This is the President who stopped the roadside declarations and policies which had been the norm of the late President Moi. Kenyans were never happy about those declarations. Kibaki reduced his motorcades. Most of us here saw the late President Moi’s motorcade. We used to spend a lot of time on the road as teachers and students when Moi was about to pass by. Sometimes, we could spend the whole day by the roadside. On the contrary, the late President Kibaki reduced his motorcade. He made it very simple. He was a remarkable President when it came to internal and external borrowing. He made loans to be very cheap, especially for workers like teachers. For the first time ever, we saw banks like Barclays and Stanchart, which teachers could not go to, come to staffrooms to hawk loans. We will never forget that. He made loans to be cheaper and available for the smallest man in the country. The late President Kibaki went ahead to make sure that teachers got better pay and worked under better conditions. He is remembered for the Kshs17.9 billion which he gave the teachers of Kenya – the harmonised salaries between the civil servants and the teachers of Kenya. That changed the lives of teachers until today. His Excellency President Kibaki improved the minimum wage of Kenyan workers. He is the one who raised it almost to the level that was wanted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). It was improved and today it stands at what is required by the ILO. He did not interfere with Trade Unions. As trade unions, it was very easy to negotiate with him and the Government. At no time did we even meet him when negotiating for teachers’ salaries. We only met ministers and other officers within the system and the deal would be done. We would never meet the late President himself. He believed in the people he appointed into office. I cannot forget the fact that he did a lot with regard to infrastructure. In Emuhaya, for instance, he is the one who came up with the Stendikisa-Khumsalaba Road, which is now in a bad condition. We are asking the current Government to repair it. He also came up with the road from Ebuyangu at Rodis junction to Ekero which is serving the people of Emuhaya. We have to remember him for that. 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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