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    "id": 532064,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "ground. This is because of corruption. We must be prepared, as a country. The late hon. Saitoti once said: “There comes a time when the country is more important than an individual”. Therefore, I want to tell all my colleagues here that this is a step in the right direction. This country, over the years, on paper, we have called ourselves an economic giant; the regional economic hub; the regional investment hub; the regional humanitarian hub and the regional communication hub. These titles have been misleading. The reason is that we have not acted in accordance with these titles. Those of you who had time to look at the Report of the US State Department that was released on Monday last week, will realize that it does not have very good things about Kenya. Every day, when you read newspapers, you get the impression that this country is under siege. You read all manner of things; for example insecurity, corruption and failure by different institutions. The sovereign Republic of Kenya has invested heavily in the representative democracy that we have today.That is what Article 1 of the Constitution clearly says. Therefore, since the sovereign power of the people of Kenya is vested in the elected representative, and these are the Members of the Nation al Assembly, I want to urge every Member of this august House to stand and support even the slightest positive steps towards the elimination of corruption in our Republic. There is a reason why we are called the august House. This is a step in the right direction, because we are opening up. If you read Article 35 of the Constitution and also Articles 118, 125,124, 254---"
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