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    "content": "I take pride in being elected as the Member of Parliament but I feel humbled by the responsibility it carries. It is my hope that while in this House, I will promote constructive solutions based on equity and social justice for the problems that challenge us today. Being a new Member of this House is a milestone for me; there is much to say. As my fellow Parliamentarians are aware, the road to Parliament is not a journey that one makes alone. It is an effort of family, friends, volunteers, political parties and the voting public. All have contributed to making my campaign a success and I sincerely wish to thank them for helping me achieve this position. I do not take this lightly. I pledge my loyalty to the people of Kiambu and earnestly thank them for putting their trust in me. Let me assure them that I will be their champion and will whole heartedly defend their rights and prosperity in this House. The promotion of good governance requires a Parliament that can effectively perform the functions of representation, oversight and law-making. Our ability to control public expenditure will be a good service to our people. The Kenyan people are looking up to Parliament and Government for solutions to problems that confront them on a daily basis. Our people expect us to help fix the economy, provide jobs for the unemployed and improve access and quality education, healthcare and generally give them hope. As to the Presidential Speech, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me congratulate our President Dr William Samoei Ruto for his promise to run an administration that is open and transparent. On my part, I promise His Excellency that I will reciprocate with my oversight mandate to make sure the public gets value for funds invested in various programmes and policies. During our campaigns, the President promised to create a fund to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to carry out their businesses. I give the President a thumbs up for promising to allocate Kshs 50 billion every year to the hustlers’ fund to enable them expand their businesses. Indeed, the President did not disappoint in his Speech when he said that he will make sure that the hustler economy flourishes and forms the foundation of broader economic transformation. Concerning electricity, we are proud of the President for promising to facilitate the development of effective and innovative modalities to provide better-off grid systems including enabling customers to form small co-operatives for that purpose. On health, the President’s move to have a universal healthcare reality and liberate Kenyans and their families from the threat of losing property has also come at the right time. Every Kenyan should have access to good healthcare. Hon. Speaker, the challenges facing Kiambu hospitals are insurmountable and I would like to ask the relevant ministry in collaboration with the county government to intervene and solve the many problems that are facing Level 5 hospitals. Just like other parts of Kenya, Kiambu Constituency has insecurity challenges. We have a crime hotspot in my constituency that requires security in line with the Presidential Directive and Speech at the United Nations. Additionally, children, parents and teachers in my constituency are in dire need of quality education. Kiambu has been affected by the prevailing drought which has affected school-going children. I would, therefore, request the Government to consider food rations for poor deserving households. While echoing the Presidents’ Address, he emphasized that Kenya should become a producer country because, since time immemorial, the country has been a consumer nation. However, with Parliament, the fortunes of our country under his Excellency the President are set to change and move Kenya to a greater growth. Hon. Speaker, the Kiambu-Nairobi Road was earmarked a long time to be a dual carriageway by the 12th Parliament. However, even after public participation and residents paving way for the construction, the construction of the road is yet to start. We would like the Government to pay attention and complete the infrastructure projects. The traffic congestion on the said road is too much and active. Productive Kenyans spend more than two hours to 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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