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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to make my contribution to this Motion. First, I want to be on record that I empathize with many Kenyans who have faced a lot of difficulties in the past three days because of the shortage of fuel in our pump stations. As lawmakers, we are here to remind the Government that we need a timely solution to this crisis. The problem that this country is facing is having people in the Government who want to behave like they are in the opposition. This afternoon, I saw an update of a press release, where our loving Deputy President, Hon. (Dr.) William Ruto, was issuing a statement as the Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) and there were some governors. They are discussing on how to find solutions to a number of problems facing governors like disbursement of money. That is a good thing but the problem I have is that tomorrow, you will find Hon. (Dr.) William Ruto, our Deputy President, in Murang’a shouting in a political campaign rally, that he does not know how the Government is going to solve the fuel crisis. It is a shame! Today, he is in Karen as the Deputy President chairing the IBEC meeting. Tomorrow, you will find him in a rally saying he is a member of the opposition and blaming the Government. We cannot solve problems that way. I am actually scared. What will happen if tomorrow Hon. William Ruto becomes the president of this country? Is he going to start demonstrating with wananchi when we have problems? We expect the Deputy President to be part of the solution. Madam Temporary Speaker, you have heard someone talk about fertilizer subsidy. The other day I heard the Deputy President talking about the plight of farmers. Today, he should be speaking as the Government and say he has met governors and fertilizer has been taken to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) headquarters in Nyamira. I expect Hon. William Ruto, our Deputy President, to discuss with governors as part of the Government and tell them that they should provide transport, so that fertilizer can be supplied close to the farmers. However, I was shocked to see him stand up and say he is sorry because we are not getting fertilizer solutions for farmers. How can you behave that way from within the Government? How can you become Mr. Blame game yet you are the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya? How can you be a deputy president whose business is to cry from morning to evening? It is a shame! At times, if you get a job that you think is so heavy for you, and if you think you cannot be a deputy to the President of the Republic as provided for in Article 147 of our Constitution, you should resign. If you want to start practicing early how you will be a member of the opposition, you need to tell us. We want a solution, the way the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, Hon. Munya, has worked his way out and come up with a subsidy to help our farmers by reducing the price of fertilizer to Kshs2,600. Such are the solutions we want from our Deputy President and not just shouting because it is bad. Madam Temporary Speaker, I hope that those in the Government, where we have the President, Deputy President and Cabinet Secretaries, will meet and discuss the"
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