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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to support this very important Motion. I want to thank the Speaker of the National Assembly because when this House was faced by a crisis of choosing a Leader of Government Business, the Speaker came up with a fantastic ruling that bailed out this House from that predicament. Secondly, I want to take this opportunity to thank the two principals for the way they have committed themselves in making sure that the Grand Coalition Government continues to run the affairs of this country. It is, therefore, important, as we proceed on recess, that we urge the two principals to continue displaying to the Kenyan people, real commitment and real dedication to the service of our people. I want to comment on the issue of relief food. The whole nation is now faced with a very serious situation of food shortage. I am glad that the Minister of State for Special Programmes is here. It is important that food is made available to all the areas of this country because the rains have been very scarce and our people are starving. We want the delivery of this food to be constant and direct, particularly in the newly created districts where systems have not been very good. The Provincial Administration, who are responsible for the distribution of relief food should guard against any theft, so that the food can reach the hungry people in our rural areas. With regard to fire outbreaks in this country, we have seen it happening in Nairobi and in the Coast Province. This is likely to affect tourism in our country and the investment that has already been done by our people. We should encourage local tourism by our own people. We should also encourage our own people to invest in different sectors of our economy. We have seen people doing well in the banking sector such as the Equity Bank and the Family Finance Bank. They are doing well because when they invest, they create employment for all the sons of this nation. That is the direction that local investors should take. When we hear that the Equity Bank has been awarded the best award in the whole world, that gives our country a better image and respect. We have also seen our people invest in the media sector such as the Royal Media Services and others. We should not look at these investors from an ethnical point of view because they are creating employment and giving proper information to our people. With regard to security, we are now faced with external aggression and I am happy to hear that the top leadership of our nation, recently met and discussed on how to defend our borders. Our borders must be protected, even as we continue to welcome people who are affected by conflicts in their country. It is important that, as we go on recess, we get fully engaged in the Kazi kwa Vijana programmes in our areas. The youth are already engaged in taking illicit brews but when they are given employment in the road sector and the water sector, they will earn a decent livelihood for their families. We should not allow corruption to penetrate the Kazi kwa Vijana Programmes The Government should take a keener interest by releasing adequate funds to this sector."
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