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    "id": 195311,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Osebe",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Walter Enock Osebe Nyambati",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very worthy Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say here that a government which cannot protect its citizens has no business governing. It is the responsibility of any government in the world to ensure that its people are protected. It is, therefore, the responsibility of this House to ensure that our people are protected. I, therefore, stand to support this Motion that consumers and people of this country must be protected. I want to say that our Government is leading in the way of exploiting its own people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was in my constituency last weekend, and I found out that most Government facilities were not working. My people are being exploited. For example, a school which is entitled to have about 20 teachers has only three teachers. That is exploitation of the highest order. Also, the health facilities are running without staff and yet, we are saying that consumers must be protected. Our Government is in the lead to exploit its own people. This situation must be corrected. Those who have power like the Government and this House must lead in the provision for basic rights which can protect the people of this country. Leaders are known not because of the positions that they have, but because of their actions. It is important that we do that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our people are exploited left, right and centre in this country. For example, in the health and pharmaceutical industry, we have cheap medicines which are imported into this country from India and other countries. These medicines are substandard and are sold all over this country at the expense of innocent Kenyans. These are some of the things that this Tenth Parliament must stand up firmly to correct. The Government must take charge. There are many sections of this country that exploit our people. I want to say that the Kenya Bureau of Standards----"
}