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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "It did not just happen, but it happened so that we reflect the way we are doing now. We have done this before; it is still going on, and I believe out of this reflection that we have had as a House, we will come up with solutions. We will come up with recommendations. We will come up with ideas that we, as Kenyan leaders, who are in this space this time and this term, will be able to guide the future generations and the style of leadership that we have had. The demonstrations that we had sent a message, not only to us, as leaders, but to the rest of the Kenyans, because, indeed, it was not just a matter of coming into this House. The young Kenyans who decided to take up their rightful constitutional mandate, which is provided for as a right under Article 37 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, to come and tell the world that things were not okay; that the leadership of this country has had challenges in executing its mandate. It was during that time that, indeed, everyone appreciated that there was something wrong. That is why we have talked, we have reflected, and we have concluded that it was not just about the Finance Bill. It was not just about the issues that the National Assembly had debated, engaged the public, and passed the Finance Bill. It went beyond that. The conversation has gone beyond that particular Bill. I believe it is that day that will help us, as leaders, those who are in office now, those who will be in office in the future, to reflect and get to know what is it that they are supposed to do when they are in office. Among the very critical issues that particular day brought out, and which has become a subject of a lot of conversations, both within and outside Parliament, is corruption. It is not that we had issues as Kenyans from paying the taxes. The youth of this country are saying that this money that we pay into the Government coffers needs to be utilized in a manner that is reflective of the financial or economic situation that we are in in this country. Members here have talked, and I ask myself, especially when we had the first debate on this particular Motion, whether we were talking for the cameras, whether we were talking because we needed to talk, or whether we were talking because we got the opportunity to express that which we had. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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