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    "id": 1501736,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501736/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kanduyi, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Makali",
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    "content": "leadership positions by the people of Kenya. So, when we go back to our people, what will they say about us? Do they have money in their pockets and the education we promised? Are they living to the expectations and promises we made to them? Poverty is still with us and Kenyans have said many times that it is endemic in our society. The President said that he is committed to having economic freedom. From his Speech, I was delighted because I come from a sugarcane growing zone. Farmers have really suffered. Since 2022, we have been fighting to ensure that we have economic freedom, so that farmers can have money in their pockets. It was heartening to learn that all the 17 sugar factories are now operational. We will no longer be importing sugar. We have not yet reached and have a long way to go. We want to ask all the unscrupulous business people out there in our sugarcane growing zones… We will support the sugar reforms so that our farmers can get value from sugarcane and ensure that the sugar industry thrives for their benefit. This is the way we will be fighting poverty, which is an enemy we committed ourselves to fight since 1963. On the issue of health. I had occasion to look at all the manifestos lodged by political parties when convincing people to vote for them to form Government in 2022. Each one was committing themselves to offer universal health care. This House has passed four critical Bills that will bring UHC into play. We have challenges with SHA and SHIF and people are complaining. However, we are on the right path. As the President has implored, we ask for patience from our people. All the transition teething problems will be sorted out. We ask the technocrats in the Ministry of Health not to let the President and Kenyans down. Let us strengthen SHA so that our people can get quality healthcare. We receive calls every day from people who want to receive medical care, but cannot afford it. On the issue of education, we have made various strides to fight ignorance by employing teachers. We ask our technocrats in the Ministry of Education to revisit the funding model for higher education, so that they can streamline it. This will enable Kenyans to benefit and stop complaining about it every day. Ultimately, we are one nation and should support the leadership."
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