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    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": ", kinyozis and makangas . All that was in his Speech. He also talked about the credit provision, the hustlers’ fund, better housing, universal healthcare through the NHIF, better debt management and how we should reduce our borrowing. He also proposed that we reduce the current budget by Kshs.300 billion. He also talked about better tax management, improving our social securities, support for the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) and Senate oversight. All that was there. But as I have said, it lacked in details and strategy. It is our hope that that will come when policies come before us in the House, because that is how it should be. But Hon. Speaker, there was a striking lack of mention of two things that, in my view, are the most critical in this country. One is unity of this country. It was not clearly mentioned. I did not see any emphasis. Unity is the key to harmony and development, especially after an election that was bitterly fought, won by a narrow margin and contested. We did not agree with the outcome; we went to court and the court made a ruling which, in my view, was a little flawed because of the language that was used. It was enough to say that the evidence before them did not warrant negating the election. It was not necessary to use words like ‘wild goose chase’, ‘red herring’ and ‘hot air’. That, in my mind, made the decision flawed despite the fact that we accepted it. Hon. Speaker, there is need for healing. In paragraph 12 of the Address, the President did not bring people together when he referred to the Deputy President becoming the opposition leader and vice versa . I do not think that is necessary at this point. Reference to personality cults in paragraph 10 is also not necessary at this point in time. We need to create a nation. We have a country called Kenya, whose boundaries were defined by colonialists, which we accepted. We have a State defined by the Constitution, statutes and all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). But we do not have a nation called Kenya on this earth. Why do I say that? It is because a nation resides in the hearts of people who believe that the nation is theirs, and they all love it, live in it together, cry and die for it. This is something that this country has not fought for, 60 years since Independence. We have fought for control of the 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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