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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) B.N. Nyaga",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Nkatha Nyaga",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to record my thanks for the Presidential Address. I have been in charge of presidential speeches for over 20 years but I have not seen a presidential speech like this one before. For the President to apologise to Kenyans, it is not very easy. He was bold enough to do it on that day, and we should appreciate. What the President meant is that we should forgive and forge ahead. We should work together as a nation and sisters and brothers, in order for us to get the full benefit of a cohesive and united Kenya. On the same note, the President established a fund of Kshs10 billion at the National Treasury for the purpose of restoring justice. This shows clearly how committed and genuine the President is in the pursuit of justice for all Kenyans. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when President Uhuru Kenyatta took over power two years ago, we had only 8,200 schools out of 21,500 connected to electricity. Currently, we have 18,424 schools connected to electricity, leaving only 3,076 schools without electricity – which he promised to have connected to electricity by next month. If you go round villages and urban centres, you will see that there is electricity. Even my mother‟s house got power last month. Regarding the list of shame of corruption, I support the President for taking a bold step. We know very well that corruption is an animal which can bring down a country. We need to support the President in this regard. Those who have been mentioned should step aside to pave way for investigations. Once they are cleared of corruption, they can resume their official duties. They have not been taken to court yet. If you know that you are clean, just go home and wait for the outcome of the investigation. If you are clean, you will go back to your office. Therefore, we support the President on the step that he has taken. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we know very well that the security of any country is paramount. We are talking of building our economy. How do we build our economy when teachers have not gone back to Mandera? How can we build our economy when we cannot walk around fearlessly? I know that the President is doing a lot to restore security in the country. The Government is working hard to ensure that our security is properly taken care of. The President is doing a lot to boost the numbers of our security personnel and remunerate them properly. Hon. Members will remember that last year, there was a police recruitment exercise that was stopped by the courts. The case is still pending in court but the Government is still committed to ensure that we have enough security personnel. The Government will be recruiting 10,000 security personnel annually. With those remarks, I beg to support the Presidential Address."
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