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    "id": 575132,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/575132/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Even as we move forward, we could have politics that is not based on tribe, but politics that is based on issues. Until we have politics that is based on issues, we will not go far as a country. This Sessional Paper puts up certain strategies in achieving integration and cohesion. One of them is strengthening and transforming the political and governance institutions which overtime have been characterized by excessive centralization of power and patronage. That is, indeed, the essence of devolution. Since I have realized that my time is almost getting over, I will move up to one of the recommendations. One, we have recommended that there is need to pragmatically deal with historical injustices perpetuated on some communities and regions in this country especially with regard to national cohesion. When I say pragmatically, I mean that in addressing historical injustice, we must not create a new injustice. Two, the manner in which internal administrative boundaries were drawn at Independence has had a significance impact and so we need to deal with some of these issues of boundaries particularly county boundaries. I have heard that there is an issue with Makueni and Kajiado. First of all every Kenyan should be able to live anywhere. If the Kenyan is from Kajiado, he should be able to live in Makueni. However, we need to have very clear demarcated boundaries."
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