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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ken Chonga",
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    "content": "their own interests and forgetting the plight that the people of the Coast are undergoing. This needs to be addressed because it is not only happening at the Coast, but nation-wide. We wanted to know if there are any structures being put in place. There are reports like the Ndung’u Report and many others regarding land. Nothing has come to this House to show what is contained in them and yet, people are looking forward to the Government to address this issue. I also wanted to hear from the President about the global forum we had at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in 2020 regarding the blue economy or uchumisamawati in Kiswahili. In that conference, we were told that the biggest wealth Kenya can benefit from is the blue economy. Looking at the Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria and Lake Baringo, we have been told that there are immense resources down there. We know some organisations have been established to ensure that we access the potentiality of those resources, but nobody knows what is going on. We were told there are millions of jobs for the youth but, up to now, we have not seen anything. I wanted to hear from the President on the issue of corruption. Corruption has eaten our country. To be honest, the poverty level being realised in each homestead is as a result of corruption. Last year, the retired President, Uhuru Kenyatta, complained that Kenya was losing close to Kshs2 billion everyday as a result of corruption. This translates to Kshs60 billion in a month and Kshs720 billion in a year. This is not pocket change but money that can change the lives of our people. However, this issue was not discussed on the Floor of this House. I also wanted to hear about the many non-performing government parastatals. They eat the economy of the country because we are spending so much resources on them. I wanted to know what is in stock so that whatever is spent on those parastatals can be translated into helping the people of Kenya. Unfortunately, this never came out. Kenya has come a long way to have all these challenges. Indeed, as Hon. Elisha has said, there are some innovations that need to be empowered. He talked about the issue of nuclear energy and empowerment of the Nuclear Energy Board. As we know, anybody who contracts cancer rushes to either India or the Arab world. This is because they have perfected the manufacture of nuclear isotopes which treat cancer. Many of our folks in the villages are dying due to this disease. The Nuclear Energy Board was established and for the last 10 years, it has not made any strides. Right now, they are putting up a plant somewhere in Kilifi North. Are there any measures being put in place to ensure that this organisation makes a leap so that our people can access medicine for the sake of saving lives? Hon. Deputy Speaker, I appreciate you for giving me this opportunity to speak on the President’s Speech. In as much as you are in Kenya Kwanza, the President made a promise in this House when he was delivering his Speech – that, he will ensure Kenya remains united. We are yearning to see this."
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