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    "id": 1201165,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to use the proverb of dry bones and old women because it has been used before in this House; that, they become jittery when old bones are mentioned in a proverb. I was encouraging the House and nation that we must have a proper plan for national unity. It is not just in the proclamations that the President makes. It must also be reflected in the proclamations that are made by his Deputy as well as his troops – those who form part of his administration. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in exposition of public policy, the greatest threat to most Kenyans right now is the high cost of living, the sense of marginalization as well as corruption. This is an administration that assumed corruption ended simply because they got elected into office and does not want to talk about it. As I said before, there are those who feel uncomfortable when old bones are mentioned in a proverb. The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published by Transparency International (TI) has placed Kenya in position 128 out of 180 countries. This means that by that definition, Kenya is still an extremely corrupt country. We would have expected the President coming before Parliament in realization of the national values and principles to comment on that. He still has an opportunity to do that when he comes for his annual address. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to briefly touch on some of the things the President said. In Paragraph 47, he talked about the issue of savings and its culture. It is true that Kenyans save about 10-12 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is below the average in the Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in East Africa. However, this is low for a low-middle income economy."
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