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    "id": 644356,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to say that I support and I was impressed with the President’s Speech. In doing so, I want to agree with you totally that there is a demarcation point. There is a point that reaches where demonstrations stop and nuisance begins. There is a point that reaches where consultations stop and disorderly conduct begins. There is a point where reasonable behaviour in the eyes of reasonable people stops and anarchy begins. I believe and support the decisions that were made by both Speakers in that House and I consider that they had no choice in doing so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the President spoke of the nationalist covenant among Kenyans and the values that our nation must adopt in order to move forward. I want to speak about the difference between the President’s intention and those who work for him and the work of the implementers who work with him. I congratulate the Government for the work they have done. It is important for us as we look forward, to appreciate something that has been done. If you appreciate something that has been done, even as a student, you can then begin to want to do the same thing. There is no question that the railway is being built. Anybody with eyes can see. You cannot debate a fact. The fact is that since 1902 to1908 when there was the Kenya- Uganda Railway, this is the first time in our nation’s history - for almost 100 years - that we are doing a new railway. That is something which is commendable. Very few African governments have been able to build even an inch of a railway. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is no denying that there are roads being built in this country. In every county and sector of our nation, there is work going on. There is no denying that the energy sector is increasing our capacity to industrialize because when you commission a 640 megawatts of power project, you cannot deny that that has been done. I would have, therefore, expected the Opposition, rather than make sport of the Speech, to say that whereas we have increased our capacity by 600 megawatts, we would have expected to have increased this by 2,000 megawatts, which is oaky. Therefore, I agree with the President that as the people, we must appreciate. The old African saying - I am not saying this to put myself into all sorts of problems with gender issues, but in those days in the cultures that prevailed then, there was wife beating and those kinds of practices that do not exist anymore. In those days, it used to be that even if you were beating a spouse, you beat the spouse heading them to the house. You do not beat your spouse chasing her away from the house. Similarly, when we are criticizing the Government, it is necessary for us to appreciate certain issues. We are criticizing a government of the country in which we live. There is no other country we will live in if the situation was to become chaotic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the President that we must re-evaluate our thinking and look at ourselves from within. I also agree with him that we must discipline our society. We have become an undisciplined society. No nation has ever developed in The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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