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    "id": 194009,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 192,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": "It is Parliament which has not set the law right. It is not really the mistake of the current Cabinet or Kenyan Government. It is, indeed, the failure of Parliament and not the Government. Since Parliament has failed, the country must be governed and the President has a right to appoint 1010 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 14, 2008 whatever size of the Cabinet. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, talking of a lean Cabinet, I do not think \"lean\" means numbers, that is, three, ten or 20. \"Lean\" means the delivery of services. How many people did we have in this country in 1963? We had about eight million people, but now we have about 34 million. So, you might as well say that the needs of our people have also grown. We have drought now as opposed to the past when we had very good climatic conditions. We are now experiencing problems with the climate. For example, there is global warming. We now have to address such issues. So, we have to expand and, therefore, you cannot really target and bash the Government for its \"large size\". It is actually about the needs of the people and the situation as it is today. As we contribute to this Motion, we need to be more rational on the issues affecting our country today. With regard to a \"clean\" Cabinet, I support that. If you are corrupt, you should not be in the Government. If you have been mentioned in any criminal activity, you should not be in the Government. It is very important that we have a clean system. I support this Motion and wish that we pass it so that a Bill is brought before this House."
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