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    "id": 1502202,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "Leader of the Majority Party has eloquently spoken about his Speech. If you are a President and have the Leader of the Majority Party on your side then 50 per cent of your problems are solved. Hon. Speaker, when you become the President, ensure that the Leader of the Majority Party is on your side. On Thursday, 21st November 2024, Parliament held a Joint Sitting of both Houses, and the President made the State of the Nation Address. That was pursuant to Article 132(1)(c), which states: “(1) The President shall – (c) once every year – i. report, in an address to the nation, on all the measures taken and the progress achieved in the realisation of the national values, referred to in Article 10; ii. publish in the Gazette the details of the measures and progress under paragraph (i); and iii. submit a report for debate to the National Assembly on the progress made in fulfilling the national obligations of the Republic.” We were all present here, and this was a very important occasion for the country. These are some of the benefits that the new Constitution has given to Kenya. Hon. Speaker, you are a veteran Member of this House. You remember in the old days, the President used to open Parliament and address issues that he wished without talking about what Kenyans were expecting. I mean, Members of Parliament are holding the President accountable. It is mandatory for him to address the nation annually because it is a constitutional requirement. It is not a choice. His only choice is to agree with you on the date he will come here. He has to come here annually. Next year, God willing, I am sure he will appear in this House to address the country. We must be alive to the fact that this year's state of the nation address came against the backdrop of certain unique happenings. You will remember that in June, we had demonstrations - the so- called Generation Z demonstrations - the formation of the broad-based Government and the historic impeachment of the former Deputy President. These historical issues have happened in our country in the last six months. So, the President came to address the nation under the backdrop of those issues. One thing I picked from the President's Address is the cancellation of the Adani contracts. Kenyans had raised issues about this contract. It is rare for the Leader of the Minority Party to applaud the President. However, I want to applaud him on this occasion because it was timely. He did the right thing by reading the mood of the country and making bold decisions that Kenyans were happy with. Having said that, the cancellation of the Adani contract does not end the problems in the airports. I am a regular traveller at the JKIA, and I do not believe we have an airport. There is no difference between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the Migori City Bus Park, where people board their buses and the matatus . You drive into that airport and do not know where to start or end. I regularly visit the airport, and I experience problems too. What of a visitor who does not know anything concerning the airport, knows no one, does not know where to park their or where to be dropped? The roofs are even leaking."
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