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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for having recognised me. I would also want to join my colleagues on this very important Motion on the Presidential Speech. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we are repeating ourselves. We remember that last year's Presidential Speech was the same as this one. There is totally nothing new in this Speech. The previous Speech dwelt on economic reforms and so many other things which are included in this particular Speech. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as my colleagues said, this economic improvement does not trickle down to the ordinary wananchi at the grassroots level. The Deputy Chair has just spoken and it is true that we passed a Motion here which compelled the headmasters to release Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations to graduates who have been unable to raise school fees. However, that practice is still going on since the head teachers have not implemented our directive to date. We have a Government which boasts that they are ruling whether we like it or not, but they do not implement anything that is passed in this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, economic hardships have forced majority of Kenyans to walk from their houses to their workplaces, and that can be evidenced in the morning when you drive along Thika Road or Langata to Nairobi City. That shows that this economic improvement which is being talked about every now and again, does not exist. The prices of commodities like sugar, flour and bread have gone up. That does not augur very well. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking about secondary schools expansion. Indeed, it is true that we are lacking secondary schools to accommodate those who are coming from primary schools. It is a pity as some of my colleagues said, within certain primary schools like a case of one of my primary schools, the teacher-student ratio is four teachers to 670 pupils. Sooner or later, I will introduce a Private Member's Motion here to compel the Government to increase the number of teachers to the tune of 52,000 which we are lacking as I speak. I hope that the Government side will see sense that it is prudent for us to employ more teachers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on graft, the President spoke about perception. I totally disagree with the word \"perception\". It is in this House where my very good friends who were Ministers were sacked as a result of corruption and they are known. It is also in this House where we had a PAC Report implicating some of the Ministers, including the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs. Now, the President is talking about \"perception.\" I think it is better for us to do something about the Anti-Corruption Bill. It is important for us to bring an amendment to delete certain sections in order to include the Director of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and take these people to court. This is because as long as hon. Amos Wako is the Attorney-General of this country, we do not expect anybody from the Government side, including the Chief Whip, to be taken to court. It will not be possible."
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