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    "id": 1357157,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "of maize is selling at between Kshs60 and Kshs75. That is directly lifted from the Address of the President. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have taken time and travelled far and wide to validate that very statement by the President. This statement by the President is not true. On Sunday, I was in Luanda, Vihiga County. I took the pain to go around and ask the people of Luanda whether the price of a gorogoro was retailing at Kshs70. All of them said that the least you can get is Kshs90. In most cases, it is Kshs100 and Kshs110. Today, I sent my staff, paid by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), to go around the supermarkets and establish the price of maize flour. They returned the verdict that the lowest that they found was Kshs149 and the highest was Kshs235. I know that the President relies on the advice of his technical team to deliver certain speeches. On this one, they have left egg on his face. They have misled him and he has miscommunicated to this nation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the matter of food prices in this country does not know political affiliations. It does not matter whether you subscribe to the ideals of the Kenya Kwanza Administration or the Azimio government-in-waiting. It does not matter. The only thing that matters is that people want to have food on the table. This Government has done too little to deal with the matter of the cost of living. I am happy that we have the National Dialogue Committee---"
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