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    "id": 644416,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Njoroge",
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        "legal_name": "Ben Njoroge",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to support this Motion. First, every Kenyan will live to remember the day of this Address for the good things the President said his Government has done. It is very clear and self-explanatory. We can see and hear the much the Jubilee Government has done since it came to power. However, it is shameful that on that day, Members of Parliament (MPs) from one community and party blew whistles even before the President could start making his Address. As hon. Members, this is the last thing I expected. It shocked Kenyans. They did not expect hon. Members to go that route, especially, noting that every Kenyan was waiting to hear from the President who had a message to them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, much has been done by this Government. In the President’s Address, he said that for the last 50 years, the country has managed to construct 11,000 kilometres of tarmacked roads. Since the Jubilee Government came to power, it has ensured that 3,000 kilometres of road has been tarmacked. That is an average rate of 1,000 kilometres per year since the Jubilee Government came into power. I do not understand another better way to perform if anybody would criticize the Government for going that far. The construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has been fast. In 2017, the SGR would have reached Nairobi. It will be operational. That is a big achievement. Since Independence, it is the first of its own kind. Moreover, we have witnessed construction of roads. I have talked about them and do not need to repeat myself, it has been fast. We expect the Government to continue constructing more roads. As we all know, there are other roads which are under construction, for instance, those in Marsabit County; Merile River to Moyale; in Taita Taveta County; Mwatate to Taveta; in Kilifi County; the Mariakani-Kaloleni-Kilifi Road; in Migori County; Kehancha-Suna-Masara Road.; in Kajiado County, the road from Isinya to Ngong and in Nairobi County, the road from South C to Kikuyu Town. This is a big achievement. For that matter, I would not rest my case without noting that even when the President was making his Address, which elaborated many achievements, some MPs continued whistling. I commend the FORD-(K) and Wiper parties for the maturity they demonstrated on the material day; noting that a Senator, who is the secretary general, was in the House. He demonstrated maturity despite the disturbance in the House. 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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