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    "content": "systems should focus on uniting this country and enacting legitimate laws and protecting them always without fear or favour. The moment we say a matter has reached Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s home and we stop there, what are we telling the surrounding people? We are telling them that without Sen. Mutula Kilonzo, you are not here. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, are we balancing our understanding? What is important is to balance the mind. Some people are poor while others are rich. Therefore, we have to balance the two issues because the poverty side becomes strong as we move on. When they are strong, I wonder whether we shall have any legal language to stop them from what they will decide as the way to go. Why do we not try now? We have become Members of Parliament and we have tested what we wanted to be. Can we not start becoming ordinary persons? Even if it means my salary is to be reduced by about 30 per cent in order to provide a solution within the shortest period, we will have done our duty. When we first came to Parliament, I used to earn Kshs2,800. The first salary was Kshs833.33. I now earn more money. The salary that I got in 2002 when I was voted in was Kshs60,000. I was happy and I said God is great because I was going to be a rich person. However, problems followed me and I realised that as you earn more, more problems follow you. However, what is important for us is to note that there are people in this world like Catholic priests that have neither children nor wealth. They are happier than us. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, people are robbing this country of money and no elite person will remember that unless you do or discover something, you will be a producer rather than a consumer. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I leave this Parliament – because I will not be here forever – I wish I left this House with a very good mood of serving the nation but not tribes and parties. The problems experienced in Machakos, Makueni or Kisii are the same that my people in Laikipia have. The only difference is when we have to deal with special problems. In Laikipia, you have to deal with cattle rustling. This may not be the same case in Makueni where you may have to deal with a few people who want to become presidents of this country and they will make your experience hell. When shall we bring our God closer to us? This bothers me and I have tried to train myself in many ways. The person who said that “All is vanity” was very right and he was the most educated person under the sun. We need to ask ourselves what we have achieved. Our term of five years is about to elapse then another term of five years will come. You will find somebody having served 50 years as a Member of Parliament (MP). We should ask ourselves what we have achieved for the sake of the ordinary person. Personally, I have helped people to buy 380,000 acres of land and we have settled them. I thought that things were moving in the right direction when I did that only to find that I invited more problems. They now want roads, water and everything. That alone can put you off completely. However, you have to struggle to identify yourself with them, so that they know---. You should not start by making a tarmacked road in a bush but by giving them that bush. You should clear the bush and let other things come easy. Even 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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