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    "id": 185749,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Saitoti",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Muthengi Kinuthia Saitoti",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make my contributions to this Motion. As hon. Members, we were elected by our constituents to represent them here and actually carry out a dual purpose. First of all, one purpose is to effectively represent the people that elected us in order to air their own concerns and difficulties that they have. We are here collectively to ensure that this House is able to explore ways in which the problems of the people can be addressed. This is why we spend quite a lot of time here as hon. Members. The other purpose why we were elected is to be with them in order to understand their problems and to provide guidance to them in matters of development. We should guide our people on how to live in harmony. These are the reasons why there is recess after a period of time. Since we came to Parliament and started debating, there are several fundamental things which have taken place. The most important has actually been the formation of the Grand Coalition Government. There is no doubt, it has been able to make fundamental progress. I am sure that all the hon. Members who are here would agree with me that we want to deepen this Grand Coalition Government, as it represents the unity of the Kenyans and they are happy. It is for that reason that we need to go for recess so that we can go to every corner of this country and explain to our people what this Grand Coalition is. They already know it, but they also want to know its ingredients. How much it will achieve in terms of development. How much it will ensure that there is stability in this country. They also want to know how we will ensure, through the Grand Coalition, that there will be no violence like the one we saw. The wananchi want to come and hear from us. We want to also go and preach to them the good aspects of a Grand Coalition because we are one as a nation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have also faced a number of challenges. One of the biggest challenges that we faced clearly has been these incidents of strikes in our schools. It is something that we have not seen before. A very large number of secondary schools have actually been closed as a result of the students not only striking, but also burning dormitories and administration blocks. We need to go down to the ground to find out what factors are causing these strikes in our schools. Education is an area that we have put colossal amounts of money. The future of this country is in the youth. We also know that without education there cannot be development. The two are symbiotic. We need to do so. I know that we are able to go there continuously."
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