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    "id": 1442638,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "doing oversight, legislation and representation, must not be seen as a money minting machine. We need to slow down even as Kenyans on how we conduct our business with the public officers. For instance, when a Kenyan is paying a bribe to a police officer, is it a MP who asks them to pay that bribe, maybe not. It is a cultural change. The Gen Zs have said that it is time for us to change our culture. We must be able to offer a governance environment where we can work 24 hours, day and night. Women and children will have the security to walk through the streets and conduct their businesses within a 24-hour economy. I know Kenyans are smart people. We have seen the wanton destruction of property. My deepest apologies go to all the business people who have suffered heavy losses. As a result of which a number of young people may equally lose jobs. It is an unfortunate position that we should not have found ourselves in. I walked through Mama Ngina Street yesterday and all those businesses have been broken into. Some criminals broke into those businesses and took away the stocks that were in the shops. The display windows are gone. They need to not only repair the premises, but restock their businesses before they can give anybody any job. That is not a position we would wish to be in. It is my very humble plea to Kenyans that we allow ourselves to go back to the normal days when there is a bursting activity in Mama Ngina Street, down town, up town and in our malls. What we have seen happening to Quick Mart, must not happen to any other business in Republic of Kenya. For a very long time, Kenya has been setting the trend for the East African region, the Great Lakes region and Africa. We must allow ourselves to bounce our nation back to a position of being a great example to be emulated in Africa. I thank you."
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