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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kenyatta",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose this Motion. I rise to oppose this Motion because using the President's own language, he called for this nation to be \"a working nation\". We are calling for this House to adjourn Sine Die and yet, there is pending work! Kenyans have constantly been claiming that the salaries that we earn do not equate the amount of work that we do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, today, we have just postponed a critical Bill on the basis that the Government is not ready. That is a Bill that has amendments that have a great impact on the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) and the distribution of roads' money in this country. That has been put on hold until this House resumes, some time next year. 4288 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 7, 2006 Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a great deal of respect for the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs. He has mentioned that, in deed, this is a great country. It is a great country but, with each passing day, it is being made a small country by the actions of very few members of this Government. Some of us look in amazement as the Government continues to interfere with the internal affairs of other political parties, yet it is unable to organise its own parties. It is quite clear to everybody that this Government came into power as a coalition. However, when it could not hold the coalition together, it resorted to destroying other political parties against it; the very essence of what democracy is supposed to be. This great country has been made very small by very few people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, those people who are in Government talk about oppression and silencing of democratic forces, yet they use the Government and the Executive to carry out illegal activities against other political parties. Leaders are stopped with tear gas when they are walking to Government offices to seek redress on injustices done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have had faith and waited for over three years for our courts to decide and determine the case regarding the so called Government of National Unity (GNU), which is illegal. Today, we can neither debate and deliberate on the issue of increasing judges nor swear in the ones we have appointed. This is a great country that has been made small by a few people who have no regard for the rule of law. Their only regard is for their arrogant selves. It is sad when a great country is made small."
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