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    "id": 1372037,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "accordance with the Standing Orders while keeping with the tradition and practice of this House. Since we promulgated the Constitution in 2010, it has been a practice that the President addresses a joint sitting of the two Houses in February or March. There is wisdom to that because that is at the beginning of the Session. Therefore, the President sets his agenda in the Address, which may inform debate and prepare the Houses on how the President wants to guide the development agenda of the country. Unfortunately, the last Address was done in November, which was towards the tail end of the Session. I hope that will not be repeated and that the President will make time to be here either this or next month to set his agenda. As you know, the country is hurting because of the hard economic times that Kenyans are going through. Therefore, Kenyans will be eager to hear what the President will tell Parliament so that we help him to unlock the challenges facing our people. Having said that, Kenyans should spend a bit of time listening to the majority both in and outside Parliament because we are the only ones attempting to tell them the truth. We told them that the price of petrol will start coming down. It is now happening. We told them that the prices of unga will start coming down. Now it is selling at Kshs140 and the price will continue to fall. We told them that the exchange rate of the Dollar will start coming down. The exchange rate has dropped from Kshs163 to Kshs158. Kenyans should listen to us who tell them the truth and not my colleagues who are good at putting on metallic hats referred to as sufurias . It is a nice thing for drama. However, let us speak to Kenyans knowing that the pain they are feeling is also being felt by us."
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