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    "id": 532723,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make my contribution to the Exposition of Public Policy contained in the Address of the President delivered on Thursday 26th, March 2015. Let me start by informing the House of an experience that I had yesterday evening as I tried to help a young man sort out his taxi business. He had been caught and he did not have a particular licence. I looked at the humility and spirit that this person had in terms of making a living and being able to survive in Kenya with all the hardships. That broke his dignity because every time he kept on running from one place to another; he was being chased and it was very difficult for him to sustain his living. This is one man who replicates what happens among many Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kenya is a country that is so rich and yet so poor. In the 1960s and the 1970s, we were at the same level with countries like Singapore and China. They took our models and did so well with them. They implemented the thing they said they wanted to implement. When they said they were going to fight corruption, they meant it and fought it. They put into place policies and actionable plans to make sure that it happens. For us, it has been rhetoric. I am afraid it might be rhetoric for a long time if we do not change the way we do our things. We should change and be able to move to another level. Today our newspapers are full of shameful stories about the leaders of this country and, particularly, those who have been implicated in corruption. There are lists of 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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