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    "id": 1525107,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1525107/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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    "content": " The former President of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, pronounced himself on the issue of dependence on donor aid and that we should be focussed on becoming self-sustaining. This is a wake-up call. We need to deal decisively with corruption so that we have enough resources to cope with the demands in our country. That is one area in which Singapore was successful. That will heighten the level of patriotism in our country. If we do not raise our patriotism, Kenya will suffer. We cannot afford to suffer anymore. About 50 to 60 million people depend on us as a government. Therefore, we need to ensure that we become self-reliant. It is important for us to call a spade a spade and not a big spoon. The US and many other countries have lent the African countries money. So, we also need to say that if they want to withdraw essential funding, which has been cushioning us because of the various loans that they have given us at very high interest rates, then they also face the risk of us deciding to serve our people first before we service their debts."
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