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    "id": 534887,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I was being terrorized because hon. Linturi is my friend. I want to confirm that I was not among the ones who got the money. Thanks for the opportunity to note the Speech of the President. For the first time in so many years since I came to Parliament, I honestly felt and enjoyed what the President noted in the Speech because he was not here to reiterate, he was not here to drum up support for Jubilee, he was here to give it to the nation the way it is. I note with a lot of appreciation that Kenya is one of the fastest growing economies. At the moment, we are growing at a rate of 6 per cent which is steady and we expect that to move up. Considering the fact that we are a non-mineral driven economy, this is not any mean achievement for our country. We have made this significant progress because of the reforms that have been made in the Jubilee Government including ensuring that the Ministry of Mining has been set aside and supported to stop the robbing that has been going on in this country. Little minerals that are found in this country normally go with middlemen and our people are left with nothing. That is why Ernst & Young, the owner of the leading audit organisation in this world listed Kenya as the third most preferred investment country in Sub-Saharan Africa. We can attribute this to the pro-growth economic policies that have been put in place by the Jubilee Government that include policies on education. Today we have some of the best educated skilled workforce. Investment in the country relies on whether business people can get affordable loans. With the lowering of interest rates, we expect more investors to come to our country. These gains have been realised because of the reforms that have been made in the energy sector. Not many productions in this country happen without the use of power or energy in this particular case. Looking at where we have come from, from generating only 1500 megawatts to increasing that by 514 megawatts in less than two years, it is not a mean achievement. However, it is important to note that what we generate today in energy; about 2,125 megawatts, is what some industrial nations normally use for only one factory. So, we are still very far but it is a step in the right direction. A country that does not have reliable source of energy normally has a lot of problems in terms of the population being able to make gains in many sectors including education. We have been able to connect an extra 11 per cent in the last two years and so the connection right now stands at 37 per cent. Considering the number of homes we have in Kenya, we are still far but it is still a very good achievement. However, all these gains that have been made by the Jubilee Government, if we do not fight corruption, we are not going to have those investors whom we hope to get. Corruption is not something that you can say we do collectively. We need to take individual responsibility in fighting this vice."
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