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"content": "and accountability to every bearer of office. If this Bill is implemented, for the first time, the law will enhance transparency, accountability and availability of services. The national Government has been given obligations. Equally, the county governments have been given obligations under this Bill. The national Government will have to formulate and implement policies, strategies and legislations that will bring to realization social and economic rights. This means every president who will come to Kenya will have this continuing burden. They must come up with ideas, new formulations and policies that will carry the majority of our people who are in the lower scale of the economy. The national Government is enforced by the passing of this Bill to ensure that every social service will be made available and they will have to report what they are doing towards making the social services available, so that our people can start living decent lives. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have the singular honour of heading the Kenyan delegation to the Pan African Parliament (PAP). The other day, we were in Midrand, South Africa for a session of the PAP. Part of my duty is to also look at what other countries are doing. We had the opportunity to have a reconnaissance in Soweto. Yes, it is supposed to be a slum and it is supposed to be one of the biggest slums like others that are supposed to be Alexandria and so on. However, when you go to those places, there are tarmac roads, electricity, water is flowing and proper sanitation. The houses are small and overcrowded, but there is a roof and a decent life. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the African National Congress (ANC) Government has made it a priority to ensure that some of their promises are working. Like all other governments, they are not fulfilling everything, but some of their promises are working. Those places may not have everything, but it is a decent place that you can sleep and go away the next day. That is contrary to what you will see in a country like Kenya. Some of our slums, if there is a fire that occurs, even emergency services to save life and preserve life will not access those areas because there are no roads. When you look properly, sanitation is lacking and there are no adequate facilities for the people. To our shame, these people come out in large numbers to vote. They put a lot of faith in us. Even the alleged protests and the maandamano that are being arranged, the people who are being coerced or induced or easily influenced to come out are these same people who form the bulk of our voters. To our shame, we have never really taken that effort to make their lives better. During the late President Mwai Kibaki’s regime was the first time that there was an effort at constructing some housing in these low-income areas. I remember the then Langata MP, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga was the first beneficiary of such a project. It did not go far enough because of bad politics. People started saying that, “The Government, will come and take your houses.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, things are different in other parts of the world. Other national Governments that are going to come will be forced to confront the poverty and the life that our people are living in. You will be forced to care for the lives of the person who drives you, the one who makes your tea, the one who pushes paper in your office, your secretary and all others. By coming into law of this proposed Bill, the leadership of our people will be forced to address and confront the realities of our people."
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