Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 120291,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/120291/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 224,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "leaders of this country must have the courage to take the decisions that they believe are best for this country. I say, that because the theories that we are advocating today in our economy have not been advocated from our institutions of learning. They are theories that have been quoted. Regrettably and blindly, we do not seem to realize that those policies have not worked from wherever they are quoted from. America today is fixing her dollar at the price it believes suits her best. When they want more exports, they weaken the dollar. When they want more imports, they strengthen it. It is not done from the University of Harvard. It is done from White House and the Congress. Unfortunately, in Africa, papers are flipped to us here and we keep on quoting them, with total disregard to our wisdom and love for the country. We must shift from that trend of just picking things for the sake of others and come up with policies that are actually homegrown, as was enshrined and covered during and after the struggle for Independence. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have quoted from the African Socialism, Sessional Paper No. 10. We have taken policies from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, which are in total disregard and contradiction to the ideals and beliefs of our forefathers. It is no wonder Africa is sliding back into poverty; Africa is always sliding back into insecurity and all kinds of misery. So, I call upon this House for once, as we face various challenges, including the one before us today; the new Constitution that is coming and including the solution to what we faced during the last elections, to courageously stand up and lead our people from the front. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must say that Kenyans should watch; and we should ask ourselves where we are heading to. If we had the so-called free market enterprises and the so-called free market economy dictated, not even by the leaders from the countries where these policies are flipped to us, but dictated by a few individuals in the interest of their economy, time has come for this country to retrace itself. I am standing here and I want to be quoted, 10 years or 20 years to come, Africa will not develop and this country will not develop, until we come up with such kind of policies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank and ask the media to continue giving policies and information on this Bill. I must caution that all forms of intimidation, coercion and money will be used to try and get Africa forever not to come out of the yoke of the effects of colonialism and any policy that is pro-African or any policy that originates from the country will never be encouraged by the outsiders. With regard to this Bill, there is no doubt that there is a lot of opposition from the benefactors on the current position; people are making 200 per cent profit on maize meal. Of course, we are bringing all forms of opposition and there are people importing oil and selling it at higher prices to make better returns and dividends for their shareholders out there. They will go to any extent to ensure that any policy that benefits our country does not exist. For once, we should ask ourselves; why is it that this country with a big development budget going over Kshs100 billion in all Ministries, our youth are still loitering all over unemployed? The answer is simple. We have no policies from within to tackle that problem. The answer is simple, we rely on outsiders to come and dictate to us how to do things."
}