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    "id": 60243,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojaamong",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Labour",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the President’s Speech. Those of us who have known our President for a long time know that he means well for the people of Kenya. However, he might be surrounded by some of the graduates of KANU whom he may not want to shed off. Those are the people who are trying to drag us backwards. In his Speech, the President said that the new Constitution has renewed our sense of nationhood and given us hope for a bright future. That statement is very clear. We know that the President means well for us. However, is that the case in our institutions? It is not! In his Speech, he talked about Agenda 4, which deals with the issue of historical injustices. That issue was clearly raised. But you will find that people who come from marginalized communities and minority tribes have, indeed, suffered in the last eight years since President Kibaki came into power. Previously, when former President Moi was in power, you could find a person from Teso community, which is a minority tribe, being appointed a permanent secretary or even an ambassador. You could find somebody being appointed from the Suba Community. However, since His Excellency came in, the trend has been to ensure that people from minority tribes--- The likes of Dr. Machage, who have been charged with minor offences, are dropped from their ministerial positions. People like hon. Kamama were also dropped from positions in favour of people from bigger tribes. Somebody like hon. Kapondi was taken to court just because he is from a minority tribe. I do not know what they want to demonstrate. The issue of sidelining the minority and marginalizing them more should have been addressed in detail in the President’s Speech. The Constitution has given us some rights. We also need to be represented in the positions of power and leadership just like other people. I wish to concur with hon. Mungatana that things are not good. Those of us who visit villages and enter households know that the poverty in rural areas is very high. Teachers and clerks cannot pay school fees for their children or even feed them. So, what are we talking about when we say that the economy is growing? Is it growing among the people who are doing shuttle diplomacy or among the citizens?"
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