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    "id": 532212,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Fathia",
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        "legal_name": "Mahbub Fathia",
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    "content": "Kenyans can watch and learn a lot from many channels. In the electricity sector, there is change but much is yet to be realised. On the cash transfers, I can confirm that in my county, the old and vulnerable people receive the money. It really makes an impact. In terms of the growing economy, it is true that Kenya is admired and it has become the preferred destination for investments. However, I want to remind the Jubilee Government that it has a challenge in terms of security. It has to deal with the terror attacks. It is not easy. The security officers must be proactive. They must stop being corrupt. They must think as patriotic Kenyans so that they are able to work as hard as Ethiopians. In Ethiopia, which is our neighbour, you will not hear anything like terror attacks. However, in Kenya there are terror attacks because every officer thinks of himself first. In terms of dealing with corruption, the President has a lot to do with his Government. At every level, whether county or national, corruption is just too much and it has to be fought. Corruption has dragged Kenya behind and even killed the economy. He has to fight corruption by action. That is the reality if he hopes to take Kenya ahead. On the Report which has been tabled today, I, being one of the members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), want to register my displeasure with the Report and say that I am not corrupt. The Report says that Kshs1.5 million was shared amongst the Committee members. That is a big lie. That means that there are many other things here which are not correct. I was not corrupted. I do not think I can be corrupted based on my values, religion and integrity. Let the EACC be real. Let them not be the people who are sent to give State House information just to please the Government or the President. If it is true, let them give a factual report, but not to tarnish peoples’ names. It really matters to have integrity. Our faces and names are very important. We are not the kind of people who would face charges for corruption. The President says his Government is inclusive. He has to mean it by doing what Kenyans can see. We have many people who have been put in charge of various parastatals. Kenyans know the names from the 42 tribes. They can differentiate Mwangi, Odhiambo and Mohamed from people of Changamwe, Eastern and Western. So, if he wants to make a change, it has to be real. Lastly, my county has been suffering from terror attacks. I want to tell the President to push his security officers to fight Al-Shabaab . It is not an easy game. He has to mean it. Thank you."
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