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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "good people of Kenya and as legislators and people elected by Kenyans - do not create an impression that people want to grab power through the back door. Just explain to Kenyans because it is a constitutional right so that they can understand and support it because it is better for this country. I just want to say, as Members go to their constituencies, the biggest problem we have is about insecurity and poverty. About insecurity, this policy of Nyumba kumi that was introduced by the Government is a good thing and I want everybody to embrace it. In my village and constituency where I come from, we have formed Nyumba Kumi. We know everybody who is coming and crime has gone down. So, it is a good thing and I am appealing to my colleagues to embrace it in your constituencies. Get to know whoever comes to your place. Even here in Nairobi, wherever you live, make sure that you know your neighbour. That is the only way. That is because we do not have enough policemen and law enforcement officers. But when people take it upon themselves as their duty to protect each other and they offer information, it makes the work of the police easier. I also want to repeat this as we go on recess: Let us think about the poverty that bedevils our people. Neither CDF nor the money disbursed to the counties is enough and even the National Government, unless this economy grows by double digits, maybe 10, 11 percent or upwards, we will not address the economic issues that affect this country. What we can do is this: Let us together grow the economy and I am sure if leaders can come together and device ways on how to grow the economy--- We should put more money in agriculture and infrastructure development. This economy will start accelerating faster and will create a bigger pie so that everybody gets something. Unless we address the issue of poverty, we may start now addressing the symptoms. Let us treat the disease, which is poverty. There is poverty because the economy is not growing but contracting. It is growing very little. Now that we have been blessed with the new minerals--- We have oil, gas and coal, and we have all it takes. All we need is creating an enabling environment for investors to bring foreign direct investment here. They can set up their camp here and start extracting those minerals and the economy will grow. In fact, we have more oil than we thought and you have seen in Northern Kenya, Turkana basin, out of every two or three wells that are sunk, two have oil. In Coast, Lamu and Isiolo, everywhere there is gas and oil. The coal we have in Kitui - Mui Basin - is more than that is found anywhere else in Africa. It is the best coal in the world to produce power. It is called lignite coal. It produces very little smoke but releases a lot of energy. Let us harness this for development. I want, as I conclude, to thank the Speaker of the National Assembly, hon. Justin Muturi. He has led this House very well and we have to thank him. If someone does a good job, tell him “thank you” instead of waiting until he or she is being buried to start saying: “J.B was a good man!”"
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