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    "id": 1501573,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia",
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    "content": "loyalty to the Republic. The second is on promotion and protection of the rights of individuals. The third one has integrity. The fourth one has development. I would like to pick a few values and ask certain questions about the extent to which Kenyans attest to these values. In my understanding, one is commitment to the nation's progress and sovereignty. The extent to which we commit ourselves is wanting. Upholding sovereignty is important so that we balance freedoms with public policy. To what extent do individuals within this country align with patriotism? How much progress have we made as a country? To what extent do we as Kenyans talk about this country as our home and a place we would like to live in when given an opportunity to express ourselves? To what extent is the media patriotic? Most of the time you realise that they criticise and not critique. The other issue is that the report extensively cautions on the rule of law and constitutionalism. To my understanding, national unity is about promoting cohesion and inclusivity. Are we expressing nationalism when we group ourselves along ethnic lines? Is that national unity? The reality is that Kenya is to a large extent segmented into ethnic communities. How do we interpret national unity when we allow vernacular radios to take prominence in this country? When any one of us is aggrieved, we turn to the vernacular radio to try and express ourselves. We as a country need to deal with that issue. We need to promote national unity. The report addresses this issue at large. There is sharing of power and devolution of power with respect to devolution itself. Equitable resource distribution has to do with reaching the people. How much has devolution done this? Out of the 47 devolved units called counties and the resources being sent to these devolved units, we need to see a lot more developments. That is so that we see Kenya has done the right thing in addressing issues of devolution. Look at human dignity and respect and protection of every individual's rights and obligations. The immediate previous speaker has attested to gender-based violence, especially femicide. The report covers the topic extensively. Everyone deserves not just the right to live in this country but also the right to engage without any form of intimidation or discrimination. As Kenyans and a people living together, there should be no one superior before the other. We should always respect one another so that we can also be respected outside this country. When you look at equity that has to do with fair distribution of resources, particularly to marginalised groups, this country has made much effort. Quite extensively, the report covers efforts of the government in considering or ensuring that everyone is taken care of. Projects like the Affordable Housing Programme distributed across the country have a constituency focus. That means every constituency is supposed to get its share. In addition to the NG-CDF, TVETs, and others, ICT hubs are spread across the country. Universities are now county-based, meaning every county has an opportunity to have its university. Equity is being exercised. This is very well articulated in the report. Social justice is about equal opportunities. Pursuit of social justice has been misinterpreted terribly in this country. The report is very particular on misinterpretation of Article 27 where picketing is misinterpreted to mean violence. That is not true. Provisions on inclusivity have also been articulated within this report."
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