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    "id": 60266,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Pesa",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Dache Pesa",
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    "content": "I want to commend the President of this country for the way he wants this country to move. At the same time I also want to commend the Prime Minister who is the other Principal. However, I feel that in order for us to successfully move on with the current constitutional changes the two should move at their own level and give better guidance to Members of Parliament. Kenyans look upon Parliament as an agent of change and we are here so that we can make change in this country. Without this change, the next election which will be held within the next 24 months may not really be the election that we want it to be. So, we need to make these changes but without the two Principals taking the lead in their actions, apart from the laws that they are telling us to implement here, we may not move very smoothly. So, I ask the two at their own level to talk and ensure that Members of Parliament move at the speed that Kenyans expect. This is because we have spent a lot of time arguing here and there and actually wasting Kenyans’ time instead of implementing the Constitution as we are supposed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are areas that we need to accept but also need to be considered at this time. While we continue making these laws, there are certain urgent issues in Kenya that also needed to be addressed in yesterday’s Speech. As Mr. Mungatana has put it in this House, the food situation in this country is a problem. We need to cushion Kenyans on the way they will feed themselves and their families. Food prices have gone up due to inflation. That is the point that the Government has the right and power to take steps to cushion Kenyans so that the poor Kenyans can get food on their table."
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