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    "id": 1371388,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1371388/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "His Excellency the President",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta",
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    "content": "Officer of the National Police Service to enhance police independence and subsequently appointed a taskforce – led by former Chief Justice David Maraga – to review the terms and conditions of service of members of the National Police Service. Hon. Members, this was necessary so that we can cement our place as a nation on a firm foundation of the rule of law. Together with the people of Kenya, we have changed everything. We have transformed the national political conversation from personalities to issues; from regional or ethnic largesse to opportunities for all our young people; from division to inclusion, and from the status quo to bottom-up economic transformation for shared prosperity. To date, Kenyans remain fully seized of the agenda, engaging vigorously and with unrelenting focus on expanding agricultural productivity to deal with the cost of living, affordable housing to create enterprise jobs and dignified dwellings, universal health coverage for a healthy productive nation, and digital transformation to create e-commerce and jobs and make Government efficient, effective and accessible, especially to Government services. Also, fintechs – including the Hustler Fund – have benefited from the space around technology and digital transformation. By virtue of the internal coherence of our constitutional dispensation, national values and principles of governance set out core directive precepts whose observance imbues every decision and action with implicit constitutionality. To the extent that our plan is aligned with Article 43, the implementation of the bottom-up economic transformation agenda is a programme to intensify the actualisation of national values, with a special focus on citizens at the bottom of pyramid. From the first day in office, we have worked hard every day to move our agenda forward – amid many challenges – to forge a path in the direction of progress. That is the essence of our commitment; to make progress despite challenges and move forward by overcoming great obstacles. We must never be defined by our problems, and Kenya’s destiny cannot be derailed by our challenges. The cost of living is not an abstract phenomenon. It is a reality experienced by all households, which can be addressed through practical action and effective measures. One of the most salient interventions in addressing the high cost of living is the strategy to support agricultural production throughout the sector's range of food and cash crops as well as livestock value chains. I am committed to put the shame of hunger behind us once and for all."
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