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    "content": "economic rights is that it becomes very difficult to actualise them. It becomes very difficult for the Government to actualise the right to food for its citizens. So, this is one of the ways through which the Government can actualise the right to food for its citizens. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not sufficient for us to only look at price controls. It must go hand-in-hand with comprehensive reforms. Recently, I was in Botswana and, for the first time in my life, as a person from Kenya, I was really embarrassed. We were being taken to different places, where they were showcasing examples of how they were doing their things sufficiently. In one of the places, where they explained to us how they controlled the spread of the Foot and Mouth Disease in cattle, the person who was in charge was a Mr. Muchina; a Kikuyu tribesman from Central Kenya. When we went to their meat commission, their first chairman and chief executive was trained at Egerton University, in Kenya. They came and borrowed a lot from Kenya, which is what they are implementing. Kenyans are now going to learn from them. We saw something that looked like a Five Star hotel, and we were told that it was their equivalent of Mathare Mental Hospital here in Nairobi. The facility is better than Intercontinental Hotel in Kenya. I am not exaggerating. I was told that it was built by Tectura Architects from Kenya. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a shame on us, as a country. We must do something about it to reclaim the lost glory of this country. We cannot be going to learn from small countries like Botswana, which is doing so well, and yet, that economy is being run by Kenyans. What happened to Kenyans? We have brains, but we are just manner less. We have taken corruption like it is normal part of life. We cannot even do the most basic things correct. This country needs to think, even if it means fasting like Jesus. May we start? Finally, I would want to encourage the hon. Member that we also need to add other essential commodities like sugar and fish, as it has been indicated by an hon. Member. Very soon, we will be having fish as souvenirs in our houses because, even myself as a Member of Parliament, I can no longer afford fish. It is too expensive. So, let us also include certain items that are very basic necessities. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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