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    "id": 156774,
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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Presidential Address touched on a number of issues. I hope that the way he went through them was not in order of priority. If you look at the Presidential Address, you will see that the issue of territorial integrity was actually the second-last item on his agenda. I hope this does not reflect how he regards the territorial integrity of this great country of ours. As you know, as we speak, our country is threatened from so many corners. We have the issue of Migingo Island, which has not been resolved. We have the issue of the tampered with boundary beacons at Kenyarus in North Pokot District. There is always the looming problem of Al Shabaab in Somalia with regard to our border with Somalia. So, I would want to hope that this country takes the issue of territorial integrity very seriously. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in particular, regarding the issue of Migingo Island, we understand that a survey has already been commissioned, and that very soon we will get to know the position on the matter. However, I would want to say that the border between Kenya and Uganda is known. Several surveys have been done. In fact, as we speak, I have come across a very authentic survey, which was done about 26 years ago, which clearly spells out which country takes which side of the border. So, I hope that the survey will just be commissioned to confirm what we know – that Migingo Island belongs to Kenya. As you are aware, on 1st May, 2009, we celebrated Labour Day. Those of us who watched the goings-on at Uhuru Park were actually left wondering what had become of our country. The impression that one got when we heard the statements that were being made--- One would ask: Do ordinary Kenyans, really, have the best prices in this country? Food is a basic right. As we speak, the cost of a two-kilogramme packet of maize meal is over Kshs100 in most of our supermarkets. I heard the Minister for Labour say the basic pay wage for our workers will be around Kshs3,000. Is this Government, really, serious about the plight of the poor in this country? On the same day, I also got to know about the Labour Day speech as read in Harare, Zimbabwe. That country, which has had a lot more problems than Kenya, was able to guarantee her workers a basic salary of US$100, which is the equivalent of about Kshs8,000."
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