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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. This Motion is timely and Sen. Kang’ata has done the right thing because this problem of fuel has affected many people, and they are really suffering. Yesterday, I had to queue for more than two hours to get fuel. You cannot even move around town because there are vehicles everywhere waiting to get fuel from petrol stations, and yet, we are coming here to blame the Deputy President. The Deputy President is in the Opposition. Why are you blaming him? Let us talk about the Government, which is part of us who are in the Government and the Opposition who have joined us. We need to ask ourselves where things went wrong. For a long time now, the Deputy President has just been earning his salary, but he is in the Opposition. Therefore, let us forget about him and ask those who are concerned with these things and where things have gone wrong. Those of us who are in Government should do the right thing instead of playing the blame game and bringing political issues here. If there are people who have caused this problem, then the Government of the day should take action. If there are cartels, then action should be taken against those cartels, and we should be told why this is happening. If it the Government Ministry that has failed to perform its duties, then we should ask them what really happened and where things went wrong. In this country, we should not always look at the political aspect of things. This is a very serious issue. Kenyans are suffering and we have a responsibility to the citizens of this country. We need to defend our people when things go wrong and should not try to cover up when things have gone wrong. As far as I am concerned, the individuals concerned, whether it is the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, other Government agencies, individuals who have misused the powers they were given including the petroleum companies or the people who are hoarding fuel to benefit from this should not go unpunished. If the crisis was international, I can understand because any war creates problems internationally. The fuel prices might go up, but Kenyans do not have to suffer because of the interest of certain individuals who want to benefit from this issue. There are problems all over the world. This is the first time that I have seen Kenyans lining up all over for fuel. I cannot remember ever witnessing such a situation. This is not something to be taken lightly. If Sen. Kang’ata thought there is going to be political mileage here, I want to tell him that there is none. Something has to be done about this situation. We must make sure that whichever Government is in power now or in the future, this should not be repeated. In areas where some of us come from, vehicles for transportation are very few. As a result of this fuel crisis, the vehicles are doubling the fare. People are suffering and this is an issue that the Government should take seriously. Action should be taken against those who are concerned. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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