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    "id": 468382,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G. Kariuki",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I want to thank you very much for allowing me to say something about this Motion, particularly after the remarks by my friend, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. First of all, the situation on irrigation is not a new phenomenon because, even in the past governments, there have been studies which have been conducted by several people. They have been conducted by people from Israel and other countries wishing to come to this country to do some irrigation and to assist us eradicate the hunger in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, having said that, we have to decide whether we have now reached that stage in our political development to make a decision, as requested by Sen. Haji, who I know is very, very genuine in his own acts in his public life. He has been a very good Provincial Commissioner and a person who has been wishing to see this country developing in the right direction. There are few Haji’s in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I am trying to say is that we have to ask ourselves whether we have matured politically, to allow people from outside Kenya – and even people within Kenya – to have these kinds of projects outside their areas. The major problem is that we are playing hide and seek. We want things to be done, but at the same time, some of us have our own vested interests, not just politically, but even financially. The biggest problem here is that if I decide today to start a big business in Kisumu Rural Constituency, where, perhaps, they require a person of my knowledge and with the ability to do a business that they are not able to do, some people will come out and say: “Our land is being grabbed. We have a foreigner here called G.G Kariuki, who wants to grab our land.” This is our biggest problem. Sometimes I think that politicians, like me and most knowledgeable people in terms of academics, like my friend here, are very naive. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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