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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Yinda",
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        "legal_name": "Edwin Ochieng Yinda",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support the Motion. I would like to thank His Excellency the President for his Speech. As my colleagues have said, the Speech should have covered a lot more areas and, more so, areas to do with the economy of this country. However, the most important part of the Speech was about the implementation of the Constitution. I think it is our right and duty as Members of this House to ensure that we implement the Constitution fully, as expected by the people of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have many problems in this country. If we have to move forward, we cannot ignore the state of our economy. The question that comes to light when you talk about the economy is: Who controls the economy in this country? As long as the economy is not in the hands of Kenyans, we are doomed. If you look at the construction industry in this country, you will know who really controls this industry. If the funds that this Government provides for contracts do not remain in this country, as a country we are doomed; we are going nowhere. It is, therefore, in the interest of the Government to ensure that contracts go to local companies. If they do not have the capacity, it should be built so that our local industries and people can get involved in construction, road building, property development and so forth. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as politicians and more so as hon. Members of this House, at times when you are outside and listening to hon. Members of Parliament contribute in this House, it is like the House is a war zone. With this kind of behaviour, it will be impossible for this country to move forward positively. As Members of Parliament, we should have the people of this country at heart because they elected us so that we can lead them. However, we can do this if we are also truthful to ourselves. We are in a Coalition Government and it is a difficult coalition. We are stuck together. Let no one imagine that one part of the coalition can make things happen in this country without the other. We need each other. So, for this country to move forward, both partners of the coalition have to pull together. We will go nowhere any time we pull in different directions."
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