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    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the chance. First of all, I want to thank the President’s speechwriter. He wrote a very flowery speech. I sat hear listening to what the President was talking about; it was very flowery. However, compared to what we heard last year, I was a very disappointed person. One, I expected the President to talk about the Eurobond, which has been talked about many times. The President never talked about it. You and I as Kenyans expected the President to say something about the Eurobond because it is such an important issue that we talk about every day. In fact, during the Kibaki’s time we never had anybody talking about the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF); it is just during Uhuru’s time that we hear of such. What happened? The technocrats who were at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the National Treasury are the same people who are still in office. So, what is happening? As somebody mentioned, our grandchildren are going to suffer paying back that money because it is not free. Today, under the Jubilee rule, Kenya is rated the third most corrupt country in the whole world. I do not understand what has happened. When you travel out of the country, you almost want to hide your passport because people will say: “This person is from a very corrupt country”. This Government should improve the image of this country so that when you go out you are proud of your country. Somebody was telling me today while travelling from Mombasa that he does not know whether to present the East African passport or the Kenyan passport. This is because when he presents the Kenyan passport, he is seen as coming from the most corrupt country. I am a very disappointed person. Thirdly, I want to give credit where it is due. Uhuru has done very well to implement what the NARC Government started like the SGR from Mombasa. He cannot say he is the one who came up with the idea; he is just implementing it. At the end of the day, I can give Uhuru a C- (minus) for what he has done. I expected the President to tell us the challenges he is facing. The Speech was just flat and flowery. I am a very disappointed Kenyan because I expected the President to tell us the hurdles along the way. Lastly but not least, he talked about unity. I agree that we should work as a team. Let us not talk about tribes or parties. Let us work for the benefit of future generations. He tried to talk about it and that is why I have given him a C- (Minus). As far as I am concerned, the State of the Nation Address was not adequate. I was disappointed. I look forward to a better Address next year, before the next general election. That is all I have to say."
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