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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rop",
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        "legal_name": "Jackson Kipkorir Rop",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to thank the President for what he is doing in the education sector of this nation through Free Primary Education and fee reduction in schools. His Excellency the President has assured us that money has been increased so that school fees in our institutions are reduced. He also stated that there shall be no examination fees for both Standard Eight and Form Four students. This is a good gesture to our nation. Hon. Speaker, poverty is eating into our country and our people are crying. Corruption is here. It is a cancer that has not only eaten our leaders, but also the public. People see a Member of Parliament as everything. The Bible says in Proverbs 10:4 that lazy hands bring poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth in a homestead. I want to encourage Kenyans to work hard because the Bible does not encourage people to be lazy. It says that if you do not work you should not eat. So, they should not wait for others to work for them; rather they should earn out of their sweat. They must sweat so that they can enjoy life. In his address, the President mentioned the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project that is not only going to help in decongesting the roads and improving road safety, but will also reduce the maintenance costs of our roads. This is because heavy commercial vehicles will be off the roads. I also want to thank him for the cash transfer programme for the elderly of this country. I want to urge the Executive to be lenient on the guidelines they are using to gauge who is to benefit from this programme. Old age is old age. In my constituency land is a preserve of the old. Land belongs to the father and these fathers are aged. They have so much land too. So, if we use that one as a measure then that will not help us. My people are really complaining. Hon. Speaker, I want to thank the President for considering the health sector and giving health equipment to all counties."
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