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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am here. I am not transparent; you can see me. Let me take this opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. First and foremost, let me thank the President for his Speech. It was historical and one of the best speeches he has ever made since he became our President. He looked across the board, especially on matters pertaining to the development of this country and how far the Government has gone to try and live to its mandate. I will echo some of the sentiments raised by some of my colleagues in this House. Let us not take this Speech of the President to mean that he was just coming here to present a list of those people who are said to have looted or to have done unconstitutional issues and, especially, the misappropriation of funds that are meant for this country. Let us look at the positive side of the Speech which he made, especially as far as the economic growth of this country is concerned and the strides we have made. The Standard Gauge Railway is already under construction. That is an historical landmark project which the country is undertaking at this point in time. The LAPSSET Corridor Project is also in the offing and the berths are being put up in Mombasa and Lamu. Let us look at the strides the Government is making to improve the levels of education in our schools, especially the free primary and secondary education and also the electrification of all primary and secondary schools. I believe electricity and power in our villages, kiosks and our environs will open up jobs and enterprises for the youth, especially when the white collar jobs are becoming quite inaccessible. The President went out of his way to apologize for the atrocities done by the past governments or regimes. He did it on behalf of himself and the other leaders who were there before him to the Kenyan nation. That was a bold move because most of the errors or misdemeanors which had been done did not arise during his reign, but he took that bold step. I appreciate that he set up the kitty to look into those people who are disadvantaged; or those people who were affected by the errors or the crimes of extra- judicial activities which done by past Governments. Let the Government go out of its way and compensate those who were affected. That is because if they get a token of appreciation by way of compensation, it will be more appreciated than just mere words of sorry. As far as I am concerned, that was a bold step or the first step that the President took. That is a step in the right direction. The President mentioned the issue of youth and how he is working to see that our youth are engaged, especially those who leave school. I appreciate the re-energized National Youth Service (NYS) which is already in process. Personally, I have gone to Ruaraka where the Headquarters of NYS are, and I was impressed with the activities that are taking place there. There is a lot of equipment there. Personally, my constituency - Igembe Central - has benefited from the services of NYS and their machines. I have several NYS machines in my constituency. They are digging water pans for the people and the animals. That is a bold step. Our youth are being engaged and the funds that have been used to buy that equipment are put into good use, especially in the arid and semi- arid areas. Finally, let me touch on the list which was published. The President took the bold step to say that those people should be investigated. He said that those who gave the names should do thorough investigations. Despite the list being there, let us dig into the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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