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    "id": 1504289,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Yes, Ksh280. Actually, there is a brand that was retailing at Ksh287. Today the same brands are at an average of Ksh120 and Ksh110. I have even seen some brands going for as low as Ksh90. If indeed the demonstrations that Hon. Robert Mbui, my good friend, was involved in then, during the unga and sufuria movement, were about the price of unga, then he cannot claim that there have not been positive changes since. But that does not mean we do not have room for improvement. We still have a long way to walk. All we call for is focus. I am glad the President and his administration are focused in walking the long journey to bring back our economy to where it ought to be. I am very confident that we shall walk together. In the Legislature, our job is to support the administration in power today with legislative interventions and anchor economic policies that will help them realise the aspirations of the Kenyan people and all the promises that we all made. It does not matter whether you are in the Minority or the Majority party, or whether you support William Ruto as the President or not. If you love your country and are patriotic enough, you must stand out to be counted in support of policies that will anchor good legislation to help us to achieve what we all promised the people of Kenya. I say this aware that we all belong to different political parties. There are those that support this administration and those that do not. In the Minority side, I heard Hon. Mbui speak about these issues yesterday. Whether you support this administration or not, you represent the people of Kenya, and you made certain promises and pledges to them. They elected you on the basis of the things you promised them. I am glad the President remains focused. Even with all the negativity, I am glad he has shut his eyes and ears to it. The President told us that one of our core responsibilities as leaders is to listen. Listen but do not get distracted. Remain focused on what you want to achieve for the greater good of the people of Kenya and our nation. As legislators, we should remain focused. We were elected because the people in our constituencies believed and knew that we knew better, amongst the many other people we competed with. Your task to show the people of Kenya that you know better and they never made a mistake in electing you is by offering leadership. Offering leadership does not always mean doing what is popular. What is popular may not necessarily be right. When we tend to act out of political expediency and playing to the gallery, we may"
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