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    "id": 279003,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/279003/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwai Kibaki",
    "speaker_title": "PRESIDENTIAL STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS His Excellency the President",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Emilio Mwai Kibaki",
        "slug": "mwai-kibaki"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I first addressed Parliament as President on 18th February, 2003, our country faced several challenges. Our economic growth had nearly stagnated at 0.8 per cent. Working together, we have transformed our nation. By the year 2007, our economic growth rate had risen to above 7 per cent and we focus a growth of about 5.5 per cent this year, despite the global recession. Mr. Speaker, Sir, today, 10 million children are enjoying our free primary education, up from 5.9 million in the year 2003. We are paying tuition fees in secondary schools for 2 million students. We now have over 200,000 pupils studying in our universities, up from 60,000 in the year 2002. In addition, 2,700 kilometres of new roads have been tarmacked, while 4,000 kilometers have been rehabilitated countrywide. We now have 1.7 million electricity connections, up from 700,000 in the year 2002. Good roads have enabled our people to be connected to markets, while electricity connections are also good for the establishment of small scale businesses and industries in all corners of our country; 24 million Kenyans have mobile telephones. We are the world’s leader in mobile phone money transfer, and home to world class ICT innovations made possible through the fibre optic cables."
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