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    "id": 230081,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": "remains that hon. Members who sit in this House are corrupt. I do not want to believe that, that is the position. However, the beliefs of the people can only be changed if we take time off and spend more time with our people in the constituencies to show them the kind of productive work we have been engaged in. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in particular, there are some great innovations that this House has approved as being part of Government policy. In particular are issues of the youth. Many people outside this Parliament still do not comprehend the way the Youth Enterprise Fund (YEF), as proposed by the Government and the rules that will apply, is applicable to our constituents. When we take this time off, we should spend a lot of time explaining to our constituents the way our youth will access this Fund, which is crucial for purposes of our operations. This will also be an opportunity for us, who have been very busy doing legislative work and other things, and not have had time to visit the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs, which is relocated to Kencom House, to visit those offices, get information and disseminate it to our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also would like to comment on the question of the image of this country abroad. It is the responsibility of the leadership in this nation, both the Opposition and the Government, that the kind of image we portray outside of this nation is one befitting the status that this country is in. We have spent a lot of time both, inside and outside this country, speaking ill of our nation. It is my hope that those who have gone out there and made business out of portraying our country in negative light shall take time off, during this recess, to redeem themselves. I was personally very delighted to see a lot of Kenyans respond to Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) that were made to"
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