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    "id": 1201619,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kandara, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alice Wahome",
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    "content": "that it undertakes its role of holding the Government to check and to accountability, is something that we would want to take home. Hon. Speaker, the President also said that he hopes legislative proposal from his Government will receive a bipartisan approach in a bipartisan debate, noting that whatever proposals are brought by the Government are proposals for the good and for the interest of the people of Kenya. I, therefore, think it is important as legislators to isolate politics from development. We all agree that we can debate, we can disagree as we have done before; we in fact even haggle and push, while noting that as legislators, we have a duty to ensure that the Government delivers on the promises that it has made. One key issue is the promise as a coalition to look at the economy from a bottom up approach. Therefore, we expect that the Government will continue to look at projects and programmes that will ensure that it lifts the people from the bottom upwards, while ensuring that where the economy is hurting most is addressed as soon as possible. Hon. Speaker, the address by the President also speaks to reducing the borrowing in this country. The President, particularly seems to detest the fact that the country has found itself borrowing to finance recurrent expenditure. No country can be proud if it is borrowing instead of putting money into development, production and industrial development. We are borrowing to meet our recurrent expenditure. I appreciate the fact that it has been picked up very early in this Government’s term. I have also looked at something relevant to the portfolio that I have been appointed to, which includes, ensuring that there is access to water coverage. Access to water is currently at 60 per cent. The Government hopes that we can push it to 80 per cent. We target to raise Kshs500 billion shillings, as stated in his Address. I hope that it will be possible to work with the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and investors to raise the money. If I am approved by this House, my office will remain open to MPs. I will make sure that we continue to work for the benefit of the people. I know that if the relationship between the Legislature and the Executive is improved and enhanced, and if we ensure that there is a logical prudent reasonable working relationship, we can make a difference. We can deliver to the people, noting that where we are as a country, nobody is proud of the fact that the country is on its knees literally, and that we all need to work very hard. Hon. Speaker, I want to finalise by saying that the people of Kandara are fairly anxious. I know that they expected a five-year term from me, having elected me with quite a good number of votes. Since campaigns are ongoing, I am sure I will have an opportunity to seek the approval of my constituents to be able to move to the next office. I know that they would have wanted me to serve for another term. I do not take it for granted that they gave me that term. I will be consulting them. We shall be engaging even before I come to appear before the relevant committee. Thank you, hon. Members for listening to me. I am here until you get me out of here."
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