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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bahati, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Irene Njoki",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this great opportunity as a first-timer. Let me start by congratulating our Excellency the President and Deputy President for being elected. I will also not forget to congratulate the Speaker and yourself as the Deputy Speaker, as a woman. When women are in power, I am very proud. I will also not forget to congratulate all elected and nominated MPs. I thank the people of Bahati Constituency for believing in me and for electing me to represent them in this House. I know that I promised to ensure that I deliver in the education, road, security and many other sectors. The speech that was given by our Excellency the President quite resonates with the people of Bahati. As the current Government reviews the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), it is my humble request that they also look at feeding programmes. As I was campaigning, I saw how children were suffering in terms of food. Some of them were missing school because of lack of the feeding programme. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I come from Nakuru County, and as an MP, I am one of those girls who had been chosen as “Nakuru Girls”. I want to talk about our road network. The Government has to hasten the process of the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) project of Mau Summit Road. We know that many people have had nightmares, sleeping on that Road because of the heavy traffic. I want to express a key highlight on the President’s address. I came to this House to represent the people of Bahati because we do not have water. I urge and encourage the Government to continue taking up the PPPs projects or the Water Purchase Agreements, because that is the saviour of many. Many Members have said that we have a food shortage, but you can imagine if we have water, what can happen even to the other semi-arid areas. I want to congratulate the Government on the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Let it not be the usual way where we keep saying that we are taking it up. Let it be implemented in this new Government because it will save many people. Many people have been saved, especially those who have chronic diseases. I also want to encourage and congratulate the President for coming up with the Hustlers Fund. The Government should create an enabling environment where our micro and small or medium traders will access it. We have seen success in Gikomba where traders borrow money from banks in the morning and refund it in the evening and they make at least something out of that amount. I thank the President for talking about a friendly tax system. We know very well that many have suffered in the hands of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). We tell the KRA to please give our traders an environment where they can trade instead of killing the businesses that have been created. I also thank the President for bringing the fertiliser prices down. I come from Bahati, where we rely on agriculture. As the new Cabinet Secretary (CS) gets into office, I ask him to ensure that he brings back the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) loans and co-operatives. I was brought up by a farmer who used to do dairy farming. I want to encourage the CS to ensure that AFC loans are back. In a nutshell, the President’s Speech quite resonated with the people of Bahati. I thank them for electing me despite the stiff competition. They chose to wear the yellow suit, but they decided that the tie would be red. That is why I am in this House. God bless the people of Bahati and all of you. Thank you."
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