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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will not take much time in contributing to the Speech of the President. I have done it three times; I have contributed to the speeches of the late President Kibaki, former President Uhuru Kenyatta, and now to the only President and a friend of mine, President William Ruto. Hon. Deputy Speaker for the first time, I think his Speech was only one hour. Members who were here last time will remember that the former President Uhuru left his Speech halfway. I think he even left it at the Speaker’s place. For those who write speeches, you do not allow the President to repeat. President William Ruto did not repeat what he said during his inauguration, and his inaugural address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He will not repeat what he said yesterday, but say what is there today. The key area to pick was to make sure that the Big Four Agenda in the plan are implemented, like the UHC and affordable cheap housing for every Kenyan to live in a decent house where they turn the payment of rent into ownership of houses. Thirdly is to make sure that Kenya is food secure. Even before his Cabinet sits, he reduced the price of fertiliser, which was among his first promises. He is dealing with the drought as we speak today. He appointed the six judges who the Constitution had allowed, but because of impunity, the former President refused to have them sworn in. He called Safaricom and told them that the owners of Fuliza are known, and that they should reduce the service charge by 80 per cent. Hon. Mbadi, a ranking Member, in 30 days, what President William Ruto has done, other Presidents have not done in two years. For corruption, watch this space. If you were involved in the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) scandal or have a file, whether you belong to Kenya Kwanza Coalition or to the opposition, he categorically said he will empower and support financially the oversight in independent institutions. Some of those institutions were, for five years, captured by the State mandarins. For example, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the EACC, the Office of the Auditor-General among others. Hon. Wandayi said that when I served as Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Controller of Budget was harassed by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning. If there is an incident in any constituency, the Inspector-General (IG) of Police today has the capacity and the financial muscle to do his operations without any hindrance. All these were done within 30 days. President William Ruto will either be like President Kibaki, who left us with a debt of Ksh1.8 trillion, or be better. I am one person who believes that if Kenya will not change under the leadership of the chief hustler, it will never change. There is optimism and a lot of excitement in the region and Africa. Never have you seen 21 Presidents coming for inauguration. There used to be a handful of around 10 to 15. Kenya is a hub."
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