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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also wish to add my voice to the debate on this Sessional Paper, which is a foundation of the values and principles of governance in this country. Just like my great predecessors who have spoken to this issue have said, Article 10 of the Constitution was crafted in a way that we can all get guidance on the principles and values that are meant to guide our nation. This should put our values to use and make us understand the reasons why we need to have national values and principles of governance. We are having a serious problem. Most of us have been asking whether we are really patriotic and our people have been asking us whether we should say that we are proud to be Kenyans. Many people out there say that they are not proud to be Kenyans, but wanavumilia kuwa Wakenya . If we were to relook at ourselves, all this starts with the leadership either from this House, the Executive or the Judiciary. We are the people who need to make Kenyans proud. We are supposed to initiate and instill those values in our Republic, so that people can understand that we love our nation and we want to move in the right direction. We should have a nation that allows its citizens to have access to all the resources that are in this country. They should have equal access to the economic activities in this country. One question has been bothering me. The President is the chief executive of this country. He is the only person who has the power and the will to show the nation the direction we are supposed to be taking. That is why we, as Members of this House, always want to follow what the President of this nation does. Sometimes, we only see failure by the people who advise the President either from this House, the Cabinet or State House. They fail to advise the President on the right steps that are meant to be The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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