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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to speak on this Speech. You know, even the President must have realized that this Speech fell below par. You realize that this week he has released his Cabinet Secretaries to try and salvage the situation. When you speak about the values as enshrined under Article 10 of the Constitution, we have already spoken about the appointments that have been made. This Speech really got me thinking. I am not a mathematician, but I got down to do some arithmetic and I literally counted and made divisions. What the Leader of Minority Party was speaking about 60 per cent of appointments in this Government being from two communities, is a reality. I can say here that 59.7 per cent of appointments are from just two communities. The other arithmetic I did is about the average age of appointees whose names have passed through this House. That average age is 50 years. We talk about inclusiveness. There was hope among the youth that, probably, this is the Government that will bring in youthful leaders. We have got to a point where the average age of people we are passing in this House is 50 years. This is completely out of turn. When we come to the issue of security in this country, it cannot be talked about enough. Every day in this House we are sending condolences. Last night six people died out of an explosion. I was reflecting on it. When you hear that it is six people it might seem far away, but the day it hits you that among the six people it is your mother, father, brother, sister and so on--- These are fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers and bread winners who are dying on a daily basis. The President said that we are going to buy vehicles. Is that the best we can do? Heads must roll in the security sector of this country."
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