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    "speaker_name": "Mr. M’Mithiaru",
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        "legal_name": "Ntoitha M'mithiaru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to add my voice in support of this Motion. For those who want to deny the past, let them do it, but the fact is that our Coalition Government has done beyond expectation. Ours is not the usual Coalition Government that we know because ours is a hanging from a very thin thread. However, from the success we are seeing, we can say they have done a good job. Whereas the Principals are doing their job, there are members of the Cabinet who have spoken out of tone. These are the people who are bringing ridicule to the Government. Lucky enough, Kenyans know where they are going and so those who speak out of tone should know that Kenyans are not with them. That is why all the Government programmes are still continuing. Governance and democracy are not things that you can import from outside – they must be homegrown. You cannot gain from New York, or The Hague. We must make effort to embrace good governance and democracy if we really want to drive away impunity and corruption. I want to thank the President for seeing what Kenyans are looking for. This is because the other day he withdrew the names he had nominated. I am sure that process is now concluded and it will take the right path. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to tell hon. Members that the President must also have some little space, where the law is allowing, in things like the appointment of the Governor of the Central Bank. I am one of the most qualified bankers in this country and I know, for sure, that the CBK has done an enormous job, especially with regard to the monetary policy that they have been pursuing. This has made our banking system and the financial system in general to have stability. In the yester years we used to have bank closures and all that; we have not seen that in the last four years. We need to continue with the stability in the banking industry. We have been able to arrest the global financial crisis that affected all the countries of the world, although it never affected Kenya adversely. We must, therefore, give credit where it is due. There is now stability in the exchange and the lending rates although the CBK must still pursue the policy of persuasion to ensure that banks reduce the interest rates in order to spur economic growth. We have seen that even the rate of inflation has been properly contained. When we see a good job being done, let us not try to disturb it. There is drought in my constituency. By good or bad luck, we do not have a single river. One speaker said that we have rivers in our country. However, in my constituency, there is no single river. I, therefore, do not have water in my constituency. If you visit my area, you will see some areas that are green, but there is no water at all. I am only limited by two things: On the lower side we have rampant cattle rustling and so people cannot earn a living. On the other side there is the national park where there are elephants which encroach on people’s farms and destroy all their crops. We are left in a situation where we do not have crops or animals. The issue of drought must be properly addressed. The Government should come in handy to assist people in the areas that require relief food so that people do not die of hunger. It is like the Government does not have a proper policy when it comes to food security. Already, the Government has signed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) where the first goal is about the eradication of extreme hunger and poverty. The Government needs to boost measures of storing food where it is found in plenty so that it can come in handy whenever we are faced with drought. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, there is conflicting information from the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 and the CDF Board. The other day signals went out that Members of Parliament are not claiming money. I would like to invite the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 and the CDF Board to come to my constituency. I am sure they will see that my area has one of the best run projects in this country and there is no single cent that has been returned to the Board."
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