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"speaker_name": "Hon. Joel Onyancha",
"speaker_title": "The Member for Bomachoge Borabu",
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"content": "Hon. Speaker, once you have been elected, people look forward to development and support from both the county government and the national Government. We have appropriated money to county governments. We are the people who appropriate money to county governments. There is a lot of money now lying in the Central Bank of Kenya that should be able to develop our counties. I want to appeal to hon. Members here that we be vigilant. That is because, at the end of the term, you will either be re-elected or not elected. You could also be rigged out depending on the leadership that you provide. I am prepared to support the people of Bomachoge Borabu and I expect support from my party TNA and the Jubilee Alliance. I expect, at least, sympathy for that constituency which has lagged behind because of going to elections through and through. If hon. Mutava Musyimi was here, I would request that, that road I have been fighting for be given allocation so that the people of Bomachoge can breathe with relief and say, “We have elected Joel Onyancha and he has raised our issues.” If you go to my district headquarters, Kenyanya, you cannot access it. My party Chairman is here. He campaigned in that constituency and he knows what it is. So, I want support so that we can tarmack Mogonga-Kenyenya-Riokindo-Magenche Road. That way, when you tell the people of Bomachoge Borabu that it is good to be in Jubilee or Government, they will understand the language. Do not let me run out of ideas next time as I go to address those people. I am running out of political tools to tell the people of Bomachoge that it is good to be in the Government or Jubilee. So, I want to support. Hon. Mutava Musyimi, put that money there. The Cabinet Secretary in charge of Infrastructure and Roads, please, do something about it. Hon. Speaker, we want to work together as a country. In my constituency and in many others, there is something called clanism. Clans are killing our political vision. That is the microcosm of this country where tribalism as well is killing the political vision of this country. If we are appointing people to positions of leadership in this country in terms of applications that people make, please, let us not go that route of clanism and tribalism because it does not work. Why should number three, a person who has undertaken an interview for a Chief Executive Officer position, a person who becomes number three--- I know there are all these provisions about gender, affirmative action and representation. But surely, if you are number three and I am number one, and then number three keeps on getting the jobs, this kills the morale of Kenyans in terms of what they look forward to. I want to appeal that, as much as we have been elected here to serve our people, let us work together as a country. In support of the Motion in front of me, I want to say that this is a House of rules where, if we do not want to say how much time each Member of Parliament will require when making contributions, some people will not contribute. Some people in my constituency know me as a good speaker and I go out there and I speak to them. But if I do not get an opportunity to speak to issues in this House, then they will think that either I have absconded or I have failed them: They will not understand that we are too many here and that you have to use discretion on who should speak to any Motion at any time. I want to thank you for this opportunity and support this Motion but overall, thank the people who have stood with me, my party and the people of Bomachoge Borabu in Kisii County. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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