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    "id": 535404,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/535404/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kobado",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Owuor Onyango Kobado",
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    "content": "More so, the sugar sub-sector is on the verge of collapse. Food security is a real issue. I expected the President to give the nation some direction on this and help us to know where we are headed. On the issue of cash transfer to the elderly, people living with disability, orphans and vulnerable children, this is a Fund that plays a very great social role and equity. It is important that we enhance this Fund. In that direction he did fairly well. Corruption is significantly turning this nation into an international corruption paradise. Corruption destroys the image of the nation, integrity and dignity of the leaders of this country. We need to really tackle corruption head on. The President is the captain of the sinking war ship and is responsible for everything that happens aboard the ship during his tenure as the President of this nation. It is laudable that he attempted to address the issue of corruption, so that we tackle it head on. On the issue of poverty, though no specific statistics were provided on the cost of living, it is important to note that Kenyans are becoming poorer every other day. The poor are getting poorer while the rich are getting richer. This is an area which the Jubilee Government is doing very badly in so far as fighting poverty is concerned. Allow me to talk about the strategy that the President adopted. The strategy by the President in fighting corruption is more or less quick fix. It is a quick fix, once through and one off approach. I expected the President to get some legal expert advice on how to deal with corruption, so that the intervention becomes a bit more sustainable. However, the way it is, we are just going to deal with specific cases of corruption. We expected that corruption agencies like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) would be completely overhauled, so that we have a radical surgery and bring all these aspects in a manner that we will be able to fight against corruption. You fight against corruption from the top down."
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