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    "id": 1433919,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433919/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": "transformer installations, as government-owned properties, are often targeted for theft. There is inadequate security in some areas where transformers are installed, and this law will help to protect government properties. The Government should also address the issue of scrap metal, particularly rail lines which have become moribund in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. These rail lines, lying unused for many years, can be repurposed for steel needed in the housing department. The Government should take stock of all metals, especially rail metals which cost billions of shillings, and convert them into useful materials like steel for construction. That can make affordable houses cheaper than they are. I laud the amendment to redefine \"students\" to mean job seekers and to give \"youth\" a different meaning. Discriminatory terms are often used in current employment opportunities. I heard my friends discussing the issue of tribalism and ethnicity. I wish our country remained united under one flag, one president, one government, one National Assembly, one Senate and our counties. I also support the proposal by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to rename counties named after tribes as part of removing tribalism and ethnicity. For instance, why should we have Kisii County named after the Kisii tribe or Kikuyu Constituency named after the Kikuyu tribe? Tribe is not a bad thing as it was created by God. For example, in the Bible, there is the tribe of Judah and Jacob. It is just us who make negative use of the tribes. When we had almost become one and built the Tower of Babel, God in his wisdom saw that the people were becoming something else and wanted to do something bad. He decided to subdivide all the tribes into more small tribes. We are using it negatively for our own experiences. Let us not use our tribes or ethnicity negatively because that can create trouble and problems. I see people discussing tribalism and regions but what is ailing this country has nothing to do with that. Corruption and wastage of public resources are what is ailing this country. That is what every politician should be discussing. When making the budget, every money we allocate to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) should be used prudently. The money we use to prepare our budget is from the citizens and it is painful. It is upon this House to discuss how we can prudently use the money that we collect from our people. That way, the pain our people go through will be compensated by the work that is going to be done by the MDAs, where that money is put. I thank you."
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