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"speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Manduku",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Having had the advantage of listening to and reading the President’s Speech, from where I sit, I can confirm that it was factual, persuasive and touched the pulse of the nation. In fact, by his own admission, and as captured in paragraph seven, the President, for once, listened to the people. It was not just in the delivery of the speech, but also in the style it was written, the context and the content therein. Having said that, and after reading his Speech again and again, I can see that the President’s vision is for Kenya to be on the right trajectory. Let me highlight some of the areas where the President could have improved on. On the issue of Taifa Care, most people may want to understand that, that model is largely borrowed from the United Kingdom's health service model - the National Health Service (NHS). However, the concern of most Kenyans, especially those I represent from Nyaribari Masaba, is on the coverage, access, affordability, quality of the health care, transition from NHIF to SHA, sustainability of the system, and, more importantly, how inclusive it will be. On the issue of the economy, which the President aptly captured, people are still concerned about the cost of living, job creation and debt management. This House resolved, through the debt management strategies, that we should have a mix of 30 per cent and 70 per cent domestic and international borrowing, respectively. The National Treasury has not yet achieved those numbers. We still have to talk about economic growth and financial inclusion, especially with regard to the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). I laud the President for talking about femicide and acting on the issue. From where I sit, I condemn that vice. I urge the House to make a legal framework as soon as possible so that we can support the initiatives that the President has so well elaborated. I also urge the civil society to come on board and sensitise Kenyans on the dangers and vices that come with femicide. Education touches our people so much. We still have a few challenges with the transition to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). People want to hear and have an assurance that there shall be 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary schools and eventually to the university level. Thereafter, they will transition to the job market. Our people also want to be assured of quality and equity and that we shall always engage the stakeholders in any decisions that we make in as far as education is concerned. The President did not mention anything to do with the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). We know that, that matter is in court. Having had the chance, we think he should have shown that he is an interested party in making sure that we have the body reconstituted as soon as possible. He also did not mention where all his vision lies or aligns with the Vision 2030 that we know is an economic blueprint that this country has so well adopted. On housing, I urge those who are involved to fast-track the agenda and make sure that we build many houses as soon as possible so that they can have the economic stimulus that they are supposed to inject into the economy. On a wholesome, I thank the President for listening to Kenyans for once. Thank you."
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