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    "id": 196317,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": "How can we implement that change if the politicians and the civil servants we were fighting are in place as obstacles to change, because they know some of this change will also expose them? The question exists whether or not we should continue to have civil servants who are permanent and pensionable, even when they have nothing to show for it in terms of returns and productivity, and even when they have a record of corruption, or have been mentioned in certain issues, or when they have managed institutions where we see no change. There are important questions as to whether or not we are really going to get anywhere in terms of giving the people of Kenya the change that they have always demanded. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I remember reading, with a lot of sadness, an article by Mr. Macharia Gaitho on Tuesday last week. He explained why he thinks that it is going to be very difficult for us to expect any change. The title of the article was: Anglo Leasing and Goldenberg are in Coalition. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg every hon. Member to read that article. He cited various cases. In such a coalition, if these are the kinds of people who are going to be key in managing Ministries, what change do we expect? I know this is a dilemma. Sometimes some of these dilemmas were forced on us, given the reality that we found ourselves in. But are we going to continue accommodating realities that are not going to make a difference in terms of the changes that the people of Kenya expect? Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I believe there is hope, because the three principal leaders, His Excellency the President, the Prime Minister, Mr. Raila, whom I am glad is sitting in Parliament, and the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Musyoka, during the campaign trail promised us a lean and clean Government. We will not be asking for too much if we ask them to live up to our expectations. Thankfully, they are all working as a team. The ironic thing is that the contest for the top seat caused a lot of misery and bloodshed in this country. If we knew that the three were going to work together---"
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