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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Your Excellency, hon. Members, you will bear with me to go back to the beginning of the second paragraph of my Speech. The promulgation of the new Constitution in August 2010 heralded, in more ways than one, a new dawn for our country. This momentous event brought with it heightened hopes, aspirations and immense expectations from the Kenyan people. Within a short time, the implementation of the Constitution has had a significant impact on all sectors of our country. The economy, for instance, has taken an upward turn growing at more than 6 per cent per annum. Walking in the streets of Nairobi, or any other town in Kenya, you encounter determined Kenyans; citizens who envision where Kenya shall be in the next few years. They aspire to see a country standing tall in the league of successful nations. So far the House has done its part in the process of implementing the Constitution. I am alluding to the setting up of the three important commissions, namely: The Constitutional Implementation Commission (CIC); the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Revenue Allocation Commission. The House passed the Judicial Service Bill and the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Bill in the course of the last sitting. In this sitting and after, more will be demanded from all of us. In view of the foregoing, my appeal to you, hon. Members, the leaders of Kenya, is that you be in the forefront in providing a transformational leadership; a leadership fully committed to actualize the promises of the new constitutional order. Your Excellency, hon. Members, security in our country is worrying. We must act so as to enhance, if not assure security. This way, we shall be able to attract investors, tourists and visitors. It does not make sense that when on a visit to other jurisdictions one witnesses a distinctly higher level of security so much so that homes are actually demarcated by flower pots or garden shrubs. Compare this to our country where our offices, homes and even places of worship are secured by high stone walls, electrical fences, razor sharp wires and all manner of high-tech security gadgets. This, obviously, is not a positive indicator. A visitor seeing how we have barricaded ourselves senses insecurity. Hon. Members, we need to deliberately take steps to harness opportunities timeously. There has been a tendency for us to take infinitely long to implement decisions that we make. We have examples of decisions that stayed on our tables for far too long until they were overtaken by events or considerably diminished in value by the time we implemented them. I have in mind, for example, the modernization of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). We seem to have taken too long that a neighboring country, that took up a similar project, completed implementation a lot earlier and now threatens our pride or place as the regional hub."
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