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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Lankas",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 65,
        "legal_name": "Lankas ole Nkoidila",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to say that I support the Motion on the President’s Address. It is unfortunate that I am coming immediately after my colleague, who stood up here to very clearly demonstrate the problems facing this country. As I said, I support this Motion. The President’s Address, to me, is actually normal routine business for the Government. He fell short, at it was earlier said, of addressing the many challenges that are facing this country. It was said earlier that the Speech of the President could not have come at a better time than when he addressed the nation. It came at a time when the Kilaguni Talks had collapsed. It came at time when relations between him and the Prime Minister were strained. Kenyans expected to hear from the President the working of the Coalition Government. The nation expected to hear what direction the President was giving as far as what was happening in this country, especially the working of the Coalition Government. How has the Government implemented the National Accord and the Reconciliation Act? It is high time we rose and said that the problem bedeviling this country is the working of the Coalition Government. The pillar of the working of the Coalition Government rests on the National Accord and the Reconciliation Act. Has that been addressed? Is this Accord working in this country? We cannot apportion blame to Parliament. I am even surprised that a Member of this Parliament or a member of the Executive can apportion blame to Members of Parliament. I am a Member of Parliament and not a member the Executive. We are lawmakers. We cannot be lawmakers, and at the same time, become the Executive or Judges. There must be separation of powers. That is what is wrong in this country now. Unless we understand that and there is a full interpretation of the National Accord and Reconciliation Act--- Unless we understand on what basis the Coalition Government was formed, we will always continue to argue among ourselves. My contention here is that unless that is done, so that we get proper guidance, we will still come back here. The National Accord and Reconciliation Act needs to be properly interpreted, even before this House. Yesterday we were in a situation, which took us a week to resolve. Who know tomorrow what other contentious issues will come up just because of the confusion surrounding the National Accord and reconciliation Act. This Act is not being properly implemented. We have heard here names of senior civil servants being mentioned. Some are being mentioned, not in a good light, just because of the interpretation of this Act. Others are said to be hurdles that cause us not to move properly. The name of the Head of the Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet has"
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