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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Shakeel",
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to support and congratulate His Excellency the President for the Speech that he made and the responsibilities he gave us, as a Parliament. We all recognize that, that was a historic event. It marks the first time for Parliament to undertake its own responsibilities. It marks the first time that Parliament is set to discuss the issue of appointments. Some of us, including the Temporary Deputy Speaker, have been fighting for a new Constitution for a long time. We must be proud of that. Seventeen days have passed in this Session. I am sure that if we put our minds to it, we will pass the 21 required Bills in the three months that we have been given. It is very important to know that planning is one issue and implementation is another. I am a planner. I know that without implementation, even the best plans in the world are of no use whatsoever. Kenya, fortunately, is known to have the best plans and recommendations. However, when it comes to implementation, we fall out. We must be able to discuss and differentiate between personal and national interests. That is, unfortunately, the position that has led this country to where we are. For the first, time, we did not go early for our Christmas break. We worked through Christmas. However, we wasted our time on personal matters. The ICC Tribunal matter was one issue. I was ashamed to see Kshs63 million being spent on that while IDPs are living in a very deplorable state. Why did we spend Kshs63 million when we had been told very clearly that four out of six countries were going to veto it? That is what shows that we are not putting our energies in the right direction. Vision 2030 is one of the best documents I have ever seen. However, I do not think that many hon. Members – and I want to profess – understand it. If you ask me the meaning of Vision 2030, I will tell you: “Please, stop it!” I will not be able give you a full view of what is going on. I think there are many of us who still need to understand it. We are not completely clear about it. If that is the case, how about the public? Where does that leave members of the public? The members of public are the citizens of Kenya. They are, nowadays, very well informed about the Constitution. The Constitution is a much more detailed document than Vision 2030. Those who deal with Vision 2030 hold meetings in hotels, print T-shirts and hold very expensive launches and yet, the people on the ground do not know anything. I would like to talk about Rwanda, where there is Vision 2020. If you ask the people on the streets, everybody will tell you what Vision 2020 is all about. I challenge you that here in Kenya, less than 10 per cent know what Vision 2030 is all about. That is a very big mistake. Recently, we celebrated the World Forest Day. Many people and organizations like United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) were involved. A lot of money was also spent in that. However, it was realized that our Mau Forest is still not out of danger. We spend more money on ceremonies rather than on actual work."
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