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    "id": 174613,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/174613/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. Maina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank every Member of Parliament for the time they have taken in this House. We are living in this country and we are supposed to listen to our people. We are supposed to listen even to the silent majority. Parliament has worked hard, but this country is faced with various issues that require us to relook at our policies. There is the issue of IDPs in this country. Kenya went through a very sad moment. However, what is more sad is that we seem to have forgotten. Today, as we sit here, there are about 1.5 million Kenyans who are not living satisfactorily yet they contribute to the economy of this country. As leaders, we cannot and should not feel comfortable when such a situation persists. We are creating a society which is going to harbour December 17, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4215 even revolutionary thinking. Where are the children of the IDPs? These are issues that we must not forget. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am proud of my country, but the recent events where Kenyans spoke openly that they go hungry without food actually raises a lot of concern. Ours is an agricultural country. It takes little or nothing to feed Kenyans. We only lack courage and policies. With regard to the youth---"
}