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    "id": 54582,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to say this, that even though the Government side has ably talked about the changes in the global market, what separates a good government from an ordinary government is the way it confronts the global challenges. I want to tell you why Jonathan Goodluck has won the election in Nigeria. When he took over, the prices of fuel were too high. Right now, he has managed even with that global issue, to cut it down. So, if anyone wants to lead this country, that person must show us how they are able to face the challenges confronting the country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to ask the Minister to do the following: I would expect the Government to call a Cabinet meeting and discuss in general as a matter of priority the issue of rising cost of living in this country. I want to tell the Minister that the tax cut that we witnessed is not enough. It was only done on kerosene and diesel. Ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to reduce the price for petrol. Besides that, ask the Central Bank of Kenya to rein in on the depreciating Kenya shilling. I want to further go ahead and ask you to dissolve the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) immediately and constitute a more competent one that can efficiently run that sector. As a long term policy mechanism, this country should not over-rely on petroleum. Brazil has gone the soya way. USA is working on the corn. Why are we still over-relying on petroleum? Having given you that, I want to challenge the Minister, please, do not resist the condemnation about corruption in your Ministry. Corruption is rife. Instead of spending time in his office, he spends it in court as a witness. For the first time in this country, I see a Minister going to court to be a witness in a case under his docket. It is serious. I want to tell him that since he came to this Ministry, we have witnessed a lot of problems. For example, the Triton issue and the pipeline enhancement project have been mentioned. These are matters of corruption. NOCK is given 30 per cent to supply petroleum in this country, yet it has no capacity to do so. This is corruption. If you cannot solve them, then resign and let somebody else who is competent run that Ministry."
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