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    "id": 1372065,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "feedback from the legislators, because that sets the country in motion. Probably that is where we have been going wrong. The President will get an opportunity to personally hear both the Majority and Minority sides, follow the proceedings, and not get briefed by others. The fact that he appears personally, it is important for him to also get a response personally. That is a practice we need to adopt so that this Address and Motion becomes meaningful and sets the country into the right track at the right time. There are many legislators in this House who are very specific to certain areas. There are engineers here who would help in roads, water reservation and things like that. There are financial experts here who will probably advise the country better and we would not have gone into very high cost of living that is making Kenyans feel very aggrieved. If such had been shared, probably the President and the Government would be in the right mood and motion as it is required under Article 10. This is because the moment we address the President, we also are addressing his Cabiniet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning and others in the Government. Finally, the national values are so important that we should all follow them especially on the fight against corruption. I am sure you get very good proposals, follow the budgeting process on what needs to be allocated where. Worst of it is that corruption is what completely messes up the economy of this country. We budget for corruption. We budget and then a few people take that money into their pockets while the rest suffer. Worst of it, if you overtax the middle class, then you have killed the “hustlers”, because the middle class is the one which supports the them. The moment you mistreat the middle class, it is a sure way of exiting from Government. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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