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    "id": 1153167,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Maina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Kibaki conceptualised Free Primary Education (FPE) in recognition that there were many children whose parents could not afford school fees. That was a great thing. I remember his Minister for Finance then, the late Prof. George Saitoti, telling me that it was through sheer effort and encouragement of Mzee Kibaki that that programme took off. Many people did not believe that it would take off but it did. He was a great man who thought about the future of ordinary children who cannot afford to go to school. He ensured we had FPE, which I must say it is not running in the manner it used to during the presidency of Mzee Kibaki. The other great thing we will remember Mzee Kibaki for is being content with what he had. In spite of being in the Government for many years, having served as the Minister for Finance, Vice President to Mzee Moi and finally as the President, you can hardly hear his name being mentioned anywhere in relation to corruption, which appears to be glorious because we have designed a system where you only become rich through corruption. In the midst of all evil, he remained upright and pure. When he became president, he declared zero tolerance to corruption. True to the matter, he did not spare even the closest to him. One time the late Karisa Maitha came to my office and sent me to Mzee Kibaki to convey a message that he was a bit upset that he was being bothered with some maneno at City Hall regarding some insurance. When I went to see Mzee Kibaki at State House, it was not an easy discussion between us because he could not understand how I was going to talk on behalf of somebody who was being mentioned. As we continued talking, without realising how the matter was deep in his heart, he shouted at me to go and tell that man to stop the habit and he stopped there. Mzee Kibaki was very clear on zero tolerance to corruption and he had no time for anybody mentioned to be involved in corruption. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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