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    "id": 645344,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/645344/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kiptanui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 52,
        "legal_name": "Jackson Kiplagat Kiptanui",
        "slug": "jackson-kiptanui"
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    "content": "The President highlighted some of the successes that the Government has made in the last few years. The Constitution provides for freedom of speech. The Opposition is entitled to its opinions, but it should be factual when criticising the Government. Some of the facts that are contained in the President’s Speech are very clear. I have sat here and heard a number of Members of Parliament speaking. It looks like some of the Members who are contributing were thrown out of the House and did not listen to the President or they have not read his Speech. The President said he tarmacked 3,000 kilometres of roads in the last one year. A member raised the issue and said that he is concerned. He asked whether the roads that have been constructed are well spread across the country. If you look at this document, you will find that the President highlighted the issues to do with the road network. On page 12, he said that there are a number of roads which are ongoing. He mentioned a few roads in Marsabit, Taita Taveta, Kilifi, Kisii, Isinya, Ngong, Nairobi and other areas. The roads are well spread. If you look at the airport facilities that have been done and that are ongoing, you will find that the President said that there are others which are ongoing in Homa Bay, Isiolo, Lamu, Malindi, Turkana, Kisii, Kakamega and Mandera. This shows that this Government is serious and fair. The resources are fairly distributed. The President highlighted the issue of health facilities, which are on Page 22 of the Address. He said that there are a number of programmes which are running in partnership with the county governments. He mentioned the Homa Bay Hospital in the western region, the Nakuru General Hospital and the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret. He also mentioned others in Kisii and Kilifi and others which are ongoing in Voi, Makueni, Chuka and Kakamega. It is clear that they are well spread across the country. Therefore, the Members of Parliament who oppose this Address are misleading the nation. We have a programme on electrification of schools which is running. It is very clear. Members of Parliament can witness that for the last one year, over 20,000 schools have been connected to electricity. These schools are in every constituency. If it is not true, they should tell us. They are misleading us. This Government has connected 642 megawatts to the---"
}