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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to express my gratitude to the Head of State for making this Speech to Parliament. Evidently, the President has very good speech writers. His speeches tend to be laced with drama and suspense. Probably, the standing ovation was as a result of the drama rather than the content. However, I still wish to congratulate him. In the Speech, the President starts by saying that the state of the nation is strong, our economy is growing, we are more secure and our place in the community of nations is respected. As we are assessing where we are, it is important we see the rate at which our economy is growing. Our economy is growing at 6 per cent and yet the Jubilee manifesto promised us that in the first two years, it would be growing between 7 per cent and 10 per cent. The Vision 2030 requires us to grow in double digits. If you compare us with other East African countries, you will see that we are, probably, not doing very well in terms of economic growth. In terms of education, we promised our children laptops and yet we have not given them. We also promised them free milk. There are certain promises that we have made such that when we say that things are good, we also reflect on them. One of the things I found surprising in the Presidential Speech, is that he did not talk about agriculture, livestock and fisheries at all. This is a Speech that came on the day that the long rains commenced. We had farmers all over the country, waiting to hear what the President had to say to them. You cannot talk about a secure country when people are hungry. You cannot talk about a secure country when the issue of agriculture that contributes 75 per cent of the labour force is not addressed. 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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