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    "id": 453412,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/453412/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I have been wondering why there has been cattle rustling in Turkana, West Pokot and other areas. I have discussed the matter with some legislators from those areas in the National Assembly and most of them have told me that it is because of poverty. It is only camels or cattle that can feed their families and that is why they steal them. They do not want cattle-rustling, but they do not have anything else to do. This Bill has come at a wrong time. Although they say that it will align the qualifications obtained in Kenya with global qualifications, those institutions, be they universities, schools or health institutions, have their own standards. Some will set higher standards than what this purported authority will do. Therefore, I just want to oppose this Bill and say that it has come at the wrong time. All of us should oppose it until it comes at the right time. This country belongs to us - even us in CORD or in the Opposition. We will not want this country to go to the dogs. Where possible, we want to help so that this country’s economy can grow. That is because in the next elections or in future, we will be in the Government. We do not want to inherit a country that has gone deep down. We want to be in a rich country. The way to do this is not to reduce the salaries, but strive to prevent any wastage. There is so much wastage that goes on in this country. The President has alluded to the fact that ghost workers take so much money. Let that problem be addressed, but to force teachers, doctors, nurses and watchmen to contribute through pay cuts, when life is already unbearable, is impossible."
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