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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Emuhaya",
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    "content": "Secondly, I want to thank the people of Emuhaya for electing me to be their Member of Parliament. That is, indeed, a great honour to me. Thirdly, I want to thank my party, ODM, for sponsoring and supporting me during the campaigns, which made me win the by-election. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Emuhaya Constituency, like many other constituencies in this country, experiences a lot of problems. Those problems have been ably covered in the Budget Speech and I will not endeavour to go into the details. However, the main problem that the people of Emuhaya are facing is poverty. Poverty in Emuhaya is rampant. Over 60 per cent of the people live below the poverty line. There is poor road infrastructure in the constituency. There is also rampant unemployment, particularly among the youth. I am happy that the Minister for Finance has tried to address this issue, although not adequately. Like many other areas, Emuhaya Constituency is facing a big problem of declining education standards. That is an issue that is worrying most members of the constituency. There are 1294 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 19, 2008 very poor health facilities and water provision services. Last, but very important, is the issue of insecurity. Insecurity has become a major problem in the constituency. Many businesses are closing down because of insecurity. So, that is an issue that I would like addressed very urgently, if the constituency is going to continue seeing any progress in development. To address all those issues, I intend to work with the Government, the people of Emuhaya and, particularly, all the professionals from that constituency. As the Member of Parliament for Emuhaya Constituency, I will work hand in hand with the Government to ensure that the Coalition Government succeeds. That is very crucial for us in Emuhaya. We would like to support many endeavours that have been identified through the Coalition Government. Among the issues that I will support very strongly is the review and enactment of a new Constitution. There is also the issue of the resolution of the land question in Kenya. This is a matter that I will follow very closely and I would like to work with other hon. Members to ensure that this issue is resolved. The issue of equitable distribution of resources in this country is a major issue. This is an issue I will dedicate my time to in Parliament; to debate and ensure that we have equitable distribution of resources in Kenya. The issue of corruption and impunity has been highlighted. This is an issue that I would like to vigorously contribute to in order to ensure that the problem of corruption and impunity in this country is lessened. Lastly, the issue of ethnicity is one that we need to tackle. This august House needs to tackle this issue without fear to ensure that all communities in Kenya live in harmony and that they are free to engage in business in any part of this country. With regard to the Budget, I would like to commend the Minister of Finance for coming up with a well-balanced and focused Budget which has attempted to address many key issues, particularly social, economic and to a lesser extent, political."
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