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    "speaker_name": "Eldama Ravine, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Musa Sirma",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute on the Presidential Address, which was delivered in this House. First and foremost is to thank His Excellency the President for the Speech, which touched Kenyans. It was a masterstroke on the issues touching the lives of Kenyans. The President admitted and showed his concern for the issues raised by Kenyans. He boldly said he has listened to Kenyans. Kenyans who have made so much noise while raising their issues through the media should have appreciated as of now, through the same channel which they used in insulting and saying unpalatable things to the nation. It is time we culture ourselves on the words we use in this country. It has gone all the way to the pulpit now. Where are we going to shelter ourselves in? We ask members of the cloth to become sober and look at this country as a country that needs unity. We need to be one. It is their turn to talk about it now. I want to turn to the economic development this country has achieved. From 2010 to 2013, this country was an exporter to Uganda and it was the economic leader in the region. When this Government took over, we were importing goods from countries we used to export to. Right now, we have stopped buying sugar from neighbouring countries, and all other goods which were being imported. We have a reserve at the National Treasury for imports. That is real growth. Farmers are happy because they have subsidised fertilisers. My constituents are happy that they can grow crops and fend for themselves. What perturbed me after the Address by the President were the media houses. They were talking about what the President said against what is in reports by the KNBS. How can KNBS reports be more accurate than the current state? The KNBS has given wrong figures before and they will continue giving wrong figures. The media are using the KNBS reports to disparage the Speech by the President. They are saying: “This is what the President said, but the real figures are different”. Who leads the KNBS? It is the Government. So, how can the KNBS be more accurate than the leader of the country? I also want to laud the President for his effort to bring up the farming community, namely, coffee, tea and dairy farmers. The National Treasury supported the New KCC to pay farmers up to Ksh50 per litre, but the management misused the money and they were not able to pay the Ksh50 per litre. It is time people who do not know what they are supposed to do should be given a chance to go and settle at home and give Kenyans a break. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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