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    "id": 62087,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Ongoro",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": " No, I am making a contribution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is quite shocking that even under this new constitutional dispensation we can still talk about such big white elephants as the KenRen Chemicals and Fertilizers Company. It is true that we have a new Constitution which has provisions that give every Kenyan a right to know how public finances are expended. We cannot expect Kenyans to continue paying taxes while we deny them an opportunity of knowing exactly what their money is used on. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not right for any Kenyan or human being to consider themselves independent when they do not understand the extent to which they are indebted and to whom they are indebted. Therefore, this Motion must be supported by the Government side and all Kenyans represented here by hon. Members. We should not just talk about having a new Constitution, but we must show as legislators, that we support the spirit contained in the new Constitution. Up to now we are still paying loans that are questionable and which have been the subject of investigations even under different management of the Kenya Anti-corruption Commission. It is really not right that we can call ourselves an independent country supporting the independence of certain institutions when their findings that have been presented in this House are not being acted upon. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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