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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
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        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. From the outset, I rise to record my thanks and support to this very good Motion. On Thursday, His Excellency the President did not disappoint Members of Parliament or the Kenyan population. He alluded to all the successes that this Government has been able to achieve over the last two years. Maybe to pick on two, he clearly said that since Independence, Kenya has only been able to generate 1700 megawatts of power up to 2013. Between 2013 and today, a period of two years, this Government has been able to generate 514 megawatts which is a 30 per cent increase. The benefits have been seen immediately and these are some of the issues that are not being said. If you look and compare the electricity bills with those we used to have two years ago, they have significantly reduced by about 20 per cent. Those are major steps. Before the Jubilee Government got into power, we had so many companies that were relocating out of this country and going to our neighbours like Ethiopia. Some of the major issues that they were talking about is that the cost of power is very expensive in Kenya. With the injection of the cheaper 514 to 515 megawatts of power and with the projection of about 5,000 megawatts in the next five years, honestly we believe and know that the cost of doing business will be low here in Kenya. That one also translates to creation of more jobs for our youth. His Excellency the President also alluded to the fact that the Government is seriously working on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line from Mombasa. That will, of course, ease the kind of transport hitches we have between Nairobi and Mombasa. He also said that the Government is committed to paving 10,000 kilometres of roads. That will definitely open up most of the rural areas. Those roads will translate to a better economy. It is also very important to highlight that it is now said that Kenya is one of the preferred investment destinations in the whole world. It is number three, hon. Deputy Speaker. This is not any mean achievement. The President also said that despite the many achievements that the Government has been able to achieve, there are quite a number of challenges. He talked about three challenges: Insecurity, corruption and incohesiveness. On security, the President said that the Government has bought about 2,400 vehicles. That is a number that has not been seen before. If you calculate them with the number of constituencies that we have, it is about eight vehicles per constituency that will be addressing the issue of insecurity. The President also said that he is committed to recruiting more police officers so that we are at least able to man our borders. He also talked about setting up of a forensic lab. For a long time we have not been able to profile cases of criminals who are coming to our country. With the establishment of the lab, it will be easy. As I conclude, he passionately talked about corruption. He said that this is an evil that cannot be tolerated in this country. When you look at this Report by EACC which was given, of course 90 per cent of it is good. There is the first part which is very conclusive. They have given timelines and dates when the cases will be prosecuted. Then there are the middle ones where they are talking about investigation but there are some cases where they are talking about allegations and innuendos. We have to take it to EACC that next time they are giving us a report, it has to be very conclusive. With that, I beg to support. Thank you."
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