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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I stand to second. As I do so, I would like to say that it is good to move together as the National Assembly. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as I second the Motion, I want to say that the cost of living is very high for the ordinary Kenyans. When you hear hon. Members complain about playing their role, which is legislating, it is only because they are hard pressed by the people they represent here. Hon. Mbadi had a very good idea of bringing the cost of living down for the ordinary Kenyans. I am sure that once we consult with the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and Finance Planning and Trade Committee, we will get a solution. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the state of insecurity is dire. We have had three Members of the National Assembly attacked. If a Member of the National Assembly can be attacked, who is safe in this country? Nobody is safe in this country. Tackling insecurity in this country is not the responsibility of the Jubilee Government alone. Even those of us in the Opposition have to try and support the Government in all aspects to tackle the problem of insecurity. I listened to the Member for Mvita saying that he is a man of the people and, therefore, he does not need to move around with security personnel. I urge my younger brother, hon. Nassir, to always move around with his bodyguards. There was a Prime Minister of Sweden who was very popular. One night he went to a cinema theatre to watch a movie. He was gunned down. So, if you are entitled to security personnel, make sure that you use them. For the ordinary Kenyans who cannot afford private security, let us adopt the Nyumba Kumi initiative. It will help us. Let us know our neighbours. If it does not work, we will devise another system. Let us not try to shoot it down. Let us try it and see whether it will work or not. I am sure that it will go a long way in reducing insecurity. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have heard people say that ole Lenku and Kimaiyo should resign. Even if the two resign and new persons are appointed to their positions, so long as the other issues are not addressed, they will perform in the same way. Even if we bring an angel on board such a chaotic situation, he will not perform better than the two officers. I am sure that they are trying their best. I now want to talk about devolution. The Jubilee Government has been accused of not supporting devolution. Devolution is the biggest gain that this country got through the new Constitution and, therefore, it should be supported. However, governors have complained that the Jubilee Government wants to kill devolution. We do not want devolution to be killed. We devolved power and resources. We want those to remain in the counties. There are counties that never got anything during the previous regimes. Those counties are now getting something. There are also some counties in Jubilee strongholds which never used to get anything before, but they are nowadays getting something because of devolution. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the President has talked about irrigating a million acres of land. That is a good initiative because it is evident that rain-fed agriculture will not get us anywhere. However, if the one million acres are expected to be irrigated from the waters of River Sabaki, which is a seasonal river, we will not have that much land irrigated. The 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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