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    "id": 614274,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "offices in which they serve with respect and dignity because that is the national value of our country. Looking at the challenges that have led to our country not having a good value system, five issues were identified as causing the problems that we have today. It was identified that, as Kenyans, we do not share a strong national identity. A lot of us identify more with the communities we come from other than with the nation. In my case, I am first and foremost a Kikuyu before I am Kenyan. Other persons are Maasai before they are Kenyan. You are Luo before you are Kenyan. You are Taita before you are Kenyan. You are Luhya before you are Kenyan. You are Kamba before you are Kenyan. We want a country in which Kikuyu identify themselves as Kenyan first, Luhya identify themselves as Kenyan first, Luo identify themselves as Kenyan first and Kamba identify themselves as Kenyan first. If something is good for Kenya, it is going to be good for Kikuyu; it is going to be good for Luo; it is going to be good for Kamba; it is going to be good for Maasai; and it is going to be good even for small tribes like Orma and the El Molo. We all desire a country with a strong national identity. It is a big mark of honour to belong to a country with a strong national identity. We are among the few nationals of a country that go to bad-mouth their country abroad. We all need to learn that in our national value system, standing for our mother country is a strong national identity. When you carry a Kenyan passport, it means something. That is something we all need to work on – having a strong national identity. It is regrettable that some of the symbols of our strong national identity still need to be developed. I belong to the category of Kenyans who believe in a national dress. It is important that the country gets a national dress upon which we can all relate to. The other thing affecting our national value system is effective representation and leadership. The country will be as good as its leaders in terms of value system. We need to strengthen the electoral system that we work under. Equitable allocation of resources and opportunities is important in building the national value system. Good governance and sustainable development are equally important in building the national value system. Kenyans need to arise to address the challenges that confront our country. The policy covers very critical areas, including leadership and institutional framework, implementation strategies, value carrier, value drivers and policy implementation role. The National Assembly is called upon to be one of the value carriers and the value driver of the national value system. The policy addresses the question of resource mobilisation, policy outcomes, monitoring and evaluation. As I celebrate Sessional Paper No.8 of 2013 on the National Values and Principles of Governance, I urge that the matters contained therein be implemented. I ask each one of us to begin to look at Kenya in a new way; to begin to adopt Kenyan in a new light and to love our mother country even as we celebrate our cultural diversity. There is nothing as good as our country. We will never get another Kenya. This is the only Kenya that we have. With those remarks, I beg to move and request Hon. Kajuju to second the Motion."
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