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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Public Works",
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        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is part of the problem. We do not want to talk about our problems but I look at them from a wide perspective. We do not want to look at the history of the decline of the shilling and where it started. Where did the rain start beating us? This is just like the way we talk about environmental degradation and climate change. We participated 30 years ago and today, we are reaping the fruits of what we have been doing for that long time. This is the same case with today. We must ask ourselves; do we really want to come and discuss this Report and forget about our past and continue behaving the way we have been behaving? It is high time that we took this responsibility seriously. Yes, things were not okay but it is also important to look at what was happening in our neighbourhood. In Europe, at the same time, those countries were falling apart financially. Therefore, we should agree that there are issues to be addressed; deep seated issues that can correct the economy of this country once and for all and not blame one person. We should also look at the motive of the hon. Members because sometimes, a good Report is compiled but we zero in on a particular individual because we want to punish this and that so that So and So can be appointed to come and replace So and So. Therefore, we direct all our effort there."
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