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"content": "or do they really translate these things to our areas?. We want the compromises, the give- and-take also to take place in those zones and areas all over Kenya where there have been problems. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we are to pass on the spirit of compromise and so on, then we must also be prepared to speak the truth. Sometimes, when the truth will come out, it will be very painful. It may even touch on us as leaders and say, \"You, in your utterances, caused this problem\". That will be the truth and we, as leaders, must learn to accept that truth even when it hurts us personally. That is the only way we can bring back our country to the road of development. Whether you are talking about unemployed youths, there will be no jobs created to give them unless there is economic development taking place in the country. If we do not build industries and roads, jobs will not be found. Development can only take place in an atmosphere of peace prevailing in the country. That is what we should all be looking at to ensure that peace prevails. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the implementation of this Accord, for me, is the most difficult thing. I mean, it is easy to sit down and agree, but to implement it needs each and every leader in this House, and everywhere in the country. They should all come forward and say, \"Yes, I believe in this. It is necessary for the country. I will make sure that I do my part to implement the Accord\". So, that implementation is the responsibility of each and every one of us. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also a good opportunity for hard options to be taken. If we need to develop, then sometimes we may have to take very hard options. I am thinking of Nairobi. If we want a city that is modern, clean and so on and so forth, we may have to take very hard options. It is nice to take those hard options when you are in a grand coalition. I hope that we will take the options, so that all our cities, like Kisumu, Mombasa and so on can be developed and planned. I am thinking about the current crisis at Muthurwa. I think Nairobians, and Kenyans, have also got to take--- Changes come with a bit of difficulties. In order to bring sanity in the City, Nairobians should be prepared to take responsibility. Sometimes I watch and see that Kenyans will not go to a bus stop. They want a bus to come to where they are standing. You know, people complain that they cannot walk from Muthurwa to the City Centre. But when you go to big cities like London, people alight from railway stations and walk for miles and miles to their offices. Here in Kenya, we are not prepared to take that extra step in order to bring sanity to our cities. March 20, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 321 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to ask Kenyans to be prepared to participate, even if it hurts them, for the sake of moving forward and developing. When we conceived Muthurwa Market, nobody said it will accommodate every small trader. That is why there is a programme to build more markets. In fact, there will be 12 markets after Muthurwa. Westlands is the next one. So, patience is really called for in the people of Nairobi, so that we can bring sanity to the City. That is the way to move forward. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we started lighting the streets of Nairobi, security was brought into place immediately. These are some of the things that we need to do. When Muthurwa is fully developed and we move forward, we are saying that even the small businessmen will be brought into a modern economy, so that they can participate and also pay more taxes for us to develop and build more markets. This will not be only in the cities, but everywhere in the country to ensure that we have discipline. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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