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    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "cost of finance has shot up tremendously. The interest rate on the 182-day Treasury Bill was 9.07 per cent in 2022 and it is now at 11.54 per cent. That means that the sovereign risk of the country is increasing. For the President to come and tell us that things are okay is unfortunate and unforgivable. Some members of a certain WhatsApp group sent me two picture captions. One picture depicts the President on the campaign trail on 30th June 2022. On 30th June 2022, this is what he said: “The challenges of the cost of living are not scientific but increasing agricultural productivity and the whole story of Ukraine is a lost course”. On 14th November 2023, he said: “The way Ukraine has created a dire situation in the whole region as a result of the war, the prices of commodities have escalated and this has resulted in a higher cost of living.” Hon Temporary Speaker, we are Christians and are duty bound to tell the truth, to speak from both sides of our mouths and not to engage in double speak or public relations when people are suffering down there. Let us not lie to ourselves. I expected him, because he has gone to school and knows when writing a thesis, to identify the problem, illustrate it and formulate data capture methods or tools to get answers to the problem. Here, the problem was seen but we have buried our heads in the sand and so it is not there. We proceed to address a problem that does not exist, and to offer comfort and solace where it is not needed. It is like giving to a patient who requires surgery pain killers. It is to take them for granted or for a ride. When we come to the State of the Nation Address, we must be truthful to all Kenyans and tell everybody the truth. This was underwhelming, and if I may use a very strong word - very condescending - to the suffering Kenyans. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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