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"speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Livestock Development",
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"content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when I stand in this House, I always check my facts and I am speaking with authority. Coming back to what I was saying, hon. Letimalo comes from Samburu East. Hon. Dr. Kuti, who is my Minister comes, from Isiolo North. In the last one month, the people of Samburu East have undergone agony due to insecurity. Hon. Members were seeing this on television. However, I can assure you that 80 per cent of Members of this House do not know where Wamba, Archers Post and Merile River is, among other places. I want to say, very clearly, that seeing is better than hearing. We want hon. Members of this august House, who are national leaders, to know every part of this country. I want to give an example. If a Member of this House was appointed the Minister for Health, it would be very difficult for him to know where a health centre in Ijara, Bomet or a school in Garsen is. On that basis, if what hon. Wamalwa said, if the Executive have their people on the ground, like the DCs and Ministry of Livestock officers--- I remember yesterday I was answering a Question on behalf of the Ministry of Livestock Development. This was about Narok South, a place called Mararianta, Aitong Division in Narok South. I want to say that I have never been to Mararianta or Mara Division as an Assistant Minister. It is high time that we took the leadership of this country throughout the nation. Secondly, we are talking about reconciliation and national healing. We are talking about building one nation. Just like my good friend, hon. Mungatanaâs party has been talking about one nation, one people, this should not be rhetoric. This cannot be one nation if you do not know"
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