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    "id": 178547,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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        "id": 46,
        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The truth is that the Grand Coalition Government has failed. The Grand Coalition Government has let down Kenyans. A situation has even evolved where the Ministers on the Government side have moved to the Back Bench. A clear evidence is Hon. Onyonka. They are now crying with the Back-benchers. Who is in charge of this Government? If Ministers are going to come here and cry rather than give us solutions, is there no collective responsibility or were the Assistant Ministers not inducted? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the biggest failures is the Ministry of Energy. The Ministry of Energy is a disaster. We know very well that as long as the cost of fuel remains high, then the cost of everything will shoot up. There have been empty promises. There must be Ministers who are in a cartel in that Ministry. In February or March, this House brought up the 3642 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 26, 2008 issue of fertilizer. Fertilizer has become a chorus. When the Back Bench complains about fertilizer, the Ministers join in the chorus. One of the Assistant Ministers in the Ministry of Agriculture was also crying when the Back Bench was crying. He joined the chorus. Where is the Government? I wish it were us who were in charge. Things would move. This country is 80 per cent agricultural. Then, how much did we allocate the Ministry of Agriculture? It was 4 per cent. What Government is in place? Give us the Government and we will plan for you. Agriculture should have not less than 40 per cent of the Budget. What happened to the agricultural extension officers? They are nowhere. Today, the common man cannot afford to buy unga. All we see is another policy where Ministers are busy invading the institution of Parliament. They are trying to divert the attention from the true problems in this country. I think that the Government needs either to wake up or we pray hard that they do not live long. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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