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    "id": 1222639,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1222639/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "and west of Kenya. We must, therefore, rise and work together to ensure that we hold this country together. It is unfortunate that in January last year, the inflation was at 5.4 per cent. In January this year, it was at 9 per cent, and it is rising. Sometimes I wonder when they talk about 9 per cent increase. If that was the case, a commodity that was selling at Ksh100 then would be costing Ksh109 today. The truth is that the inflation rate is almost 50 per cent, in my estimates. Commodities that were retailing at Ksh100 last year are now retailing at Ksh150 today. We have a problem of inflation, and that is something we need to deal with. I have looked at the strategies contained in this Report. I have been asking myself why the common mwananchi’s problems are not being addressed. Where has the cost of living been brought down? Where has the cost of unga been brought down? That is probably why we have a date with destiny on Monday, 20th, which is next week. It is because we are not dealing with the problems of the people. We must ensure that we deal with the problems of the people. I have looked at the five pillars that are touted as the bottom-up economic strategy. It is a replica of the Big Four Agenda. One of the pillars is agriculture, which in the Big Four Agenda strategy was called Food Security. The other one is Housing and Settlement, which they call Affordable Housing. Another pilar in this strategy is Healthcare, which in the Big Four Agenda was called Universal Healthcare."
}