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    "content": "his Speech noted where we are as a country at this particular moment. He looked at the fundamentals in the beginning of his Speech about the covenant and our oneness as a country. At times, people speak what we ask in my language “why try to light fire, but with water in your mouth? So, people say one thing, but they are doing the opposite. The President stated the nationalistic covenant as what brings together all the tribes in Kenya to make it one State, but then people come here and rubbish the President’s position about oneness. In his Address, he puts together these fundamentals, what were started by our forefathers who fought for Independence and then highlighted the issues brought about by the rebirth of Kenya through the new Constitution of 2010. He also notes the achievements of the Jubilee Government. People talk about the Jubilee Government as being owned by two communities, which is funny because the Civil Service was not created three years ago. It has been there for many years. It is easy to look at what is on the other side, but people do not look at what they are doing. Look at the parties that are speaking, how is the leadership within their secretariat? It is easy to see what others have not done, but not what has been done. When I look at the achievements of the Jubilee Government in the energy sector, electricity has been connected to all primary schools in every village in this Republic. There is also the expansion of the port. There is global recognition of our country and institutions outside Kenya give us good marks. We have tendencies to judge ourselves harshly. The people from the opposite political divide speak as if they do not live in this Republic. They rubbish everything. Even if it is their mandate, we need people who are responsible. What is the value to our children of some utterances and actions such as what happened the other day? What is it meant to mean to the people of this Republic even if people have different opinions? On the question of appointments, people are appointed from different areas in this country. It could be in a way skewed, but can we have positions like the Cabinet Secretaries (CS) or Principal Secretaries (PS) filled by people from all the tribes in Kenya? This is not feasible. When I look at the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency, it appears that he has a clear grip of the achievements and the challenges of the Jubilee Administration. Corruption and nationhood are issues that we need to look into from an individual and household level. Each individual should look at their responsibility. How do we bring up our children and what is the responsibility of every individual in this House? When behavior is displayed like it happened the other day, what does it mean? Is that responsibility? Even if you are posh, you need to do it responsibly and with decorum, but not display certain behaviour that is full of animosity and does not display maturity. If you do not respect a leader, how will you be respected? How will you be respected if you cannot respect others? If you aspire to be a leader, how will you get it in hooliganism? We have to ask ourselves who we are."
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