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    "content": "appropriate through a Bill like this one. It is not my day to campaign for the environment. However, I just want to say that the rectification of what has gone wrong in the environment has acquired, throughout the world, not only in Kenya, the first priority in terms of resource allocation. The distribution of resources is another issue. This Bill is raising money which this House will then distribute throughout the country towards education, roads, agriculture, forestry and so on. But we must distribute what there is. We cannot distribute nothingness. So, as we talk about appropriation, through this Bill, of a portion of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to go towards public services, you must equally recognize the need for the economy to yield even more through persuading Kenyans to be industrious and focused. We need to turn agriculture into business - it is not just about growing food. Agriculture has ceased to be an item of subsistence and so it must now be viewed as a business. And if you are in agriculture that does not behave as a business, you better look for something else to do because you may not have the necessary skills. So, we must distribute what we have. We cannot distribute what we do not have. We must use what we have in order to assist those who are weak in our society. The whole concept of taxation and budgeting is to take from those who have in order to help those who do not have. However, in doing so, those who do not have must acknowledge the fact that without those who have their lives would be difficult to manage. So, that inter-dependence is a very important part of crafting a society that is responsible. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House has various Committees to look into the various matters that the Government is engaged in. That is how it should be. However, there has been a tendency of overlooking a very important part of the relationship between this House and the Executive; between the Executive and the Judiciary; and between the Judiciary and this House. I cannot personally get tired of stressing the need for this House, as we deliberate on various matters, to ensure that balance is maintained. Checks and balances must be maintained in order for us to guide the Kenyan society in a proper way. It is absurd that this House passes laws and then proceeds to interpret them. In the process, it judges people and puts them into social jeopardy. I think that is going beyond what the society in Kenya and the international community expect of us. Therefore, I want to urge that in our deliberations, we look into this matter very carefully. We are the law makers of this country. We have courts that interpret the laws that we pass here. The Executive applies those laws in order to make sure that there is peace within the country. We, as a House, must recognise those parameters, so that we do not go beyond our mandate. Neither should we allow the Executive and the Judiciary to go beyond their mandates. That is why it is actually the balance of authorities that propels this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are now headed for a new Constitution. Let us create institutions. Let us come up with new ideas. If we think that we will create angels other than the ones we see in this House or those who are outside, if any, I think that will be going too far. We cannot look for an ideal situation that will be operated by people themselves. If institutions have not been fit to run the affairs of this country, we must look for the weaknesses from the operators, and not the institutions themselves. What I am trying to say is that we want changes as if those changes will be operated by people other than ourselves. If it is ourselves who will operate those"
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