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    "content": "him to table three reports; two of those reports to be tabled to the Senate and the National Assembly and one report to be tabled in the National Assembly alone. The President addressed the nation on the realization of national values and tabled a report, pursuant to that Address, on the measures that he has taken in the realization of the national values and principles of governance in Article 10 during the past one year. He also addressed the nation and tabled a report on the state of national security in accordance with Article 240(7) of the Constitution, as read with Section 16 of the National Security Council Act of 2012. This Motion is therefore in accordance with Standing Order No.24 of the Senate. This Motion is to give the thanks of the Senate as a result of the Presidential Address on the exposition of public policy contained in that Speech and the Address that he delivered to both Houses of Parliament on 26th March, 2015. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me from the outset to congratulate His Excellency the President for not simply addressing the Joint Sitting of Parliament or tabling the report as required by the law but in that Address, the President brought out in very express terms the fundamental aspects that the Constitution anticipated should be brought out in a presidential address of this nature. I want to, therefore, congratulate the President because from the proceedings of that day, we saw him receive not less than three standing ovations from Members of Parliament from both the majority and the minority sides in both the Senate and the National Assembly. Given the public debate that has proceeded after that Address, one thing is very clear, namely; that the President touched on matters that matter most to the people of Kenya whom we represent in this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, of interest to this nation has been the issue of the successes that the President highlighted in his Speech as the successes of his Government in the past one year. I do not really want to repeat the litany of successes that the President illustrated, but I can mention them. The President reminded Kenyans that as promised in the Jubilee Manifesto, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project is on course and the railway is on its way to Nairobi. When the Jubilee Government promised Kenyans that they would build a modern railway, many skeptics thought the Jubilee Coalition Government was playing the usual politics that people play with manifestos. The President assured the nation – indeed it is true – that the earthworks of the railway line have been completed, 80 per cent, between Mombasa and Nairobi as we speak. The company that was contracted to build this railway has assured Kenyans that by 2017, the railway line will have reached Nairobi and we will be planning how to extend that railway from Nairobi to Malaba. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President also talked about the expansion of the airport. We had a fire in November 2013 and within ten days, we were able to restore normalcy at the international airport, build a terminal and right now, the Greenfields Project that will even expand that airport and build us another runway is way on course. The President also talked about the 5000 megawatts electricity generation project. He said that in the past one year, the Ministry of Energy has added nearly 600 megawatts of electricity. He said that we are on course in terms of meeting the objectives under the energy pact of the Jubilee Manifesto. He also mentioned, and this we appreciate as leaders in this country, that the annuity programme which intends to increase the number of kilometres of tarmacked roads by 8,000 kilometres in five years is way on course and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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