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    "id": 532107,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "We are a blessed country. We have a lot of mineral wealth ranging from oil in Turkana, coal and limestone in Kitui, iron ore in TaitaTaveta and the rare minerals in Kwale. If all these resources are harnessed properly, this country can grow at 11 per cent. Last week, the world lost a leader from Singapore; Lee Kuan Yew. The President has said that he was his role model. I have heard very many Kenyans say that at Independence we were at per with Singapore but today it is 100 times more developed. The per capita income is the highest in the world other than the United States of America (USA), Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is a country that has no mineral resources, but because of good leadership it has done very well. If we were at par we should find out what has made Kenya one of the poorest countries in the world. Without doubt corruption is one of the biggest contributors to poverty in this country. I want to say this without fear of contradiction and without a shred of doubt. Any Kenyan leader, any Member of Parliament or Senator who is not seen to be fighting corruption will be in the wrong side of history. Anybody who does not stand up and fight corruption will be destined to the dustbins of political oblivion. A lot of names have been mentioned, of corrupt people in this country. Just by mere mention of a name, one is thought to have messed up with his or her Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). An opponent can claim that hon. Mbadi bought this or that, and without proper investigation that information is splashed in the newspapers. Then the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) starts investigating the issue just because an opponent of hon. Mbadi has said that. We have opponents. I am saying this because of the case of someone very straightforward like hon John Serut, who was given some money. He only delayed with it but eventually he put it in the bank. Now he is under investigation.The accusers have to be specific. No politics should be played. There should be no sacred cows. When we fight corruption it has to be from the President down to the man in the streets. There should never be an exception and it should not be applied selectively. Yesterday I toured my constituency and there was a sombre mood in all parts of Ukambani where I passed through. This is because all the five people that we had in Government have been sent home just because of mere suspicion that they were corrupt or someone accused them of corruption. We have nobody left from Ukambani in this Government. Ngilu has gone; Nduva has gone; Mutua has gone and Muthama has gone. Now, you also want to remove Matemu."
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