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    "id": 67690,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaissery",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 192,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support this important Motion. We convened yesterday for a very important job of this House; to get the Constitution of this country running. So, we came to withdraw the two Bills so that they can follow the constitutional process. We are 24-hour workers of this country and the Government did not do anything wrong by putting that as one of the agenda. We are though with that and prepared to go back and tackle the issues that are affecting this country. They are very critical issues. One of the issues is about drought. It is unfortunate that I was not here this morning. I was attending a meeting organized by the Committee for the Implementation of the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, drought is biting. We would like all the relevant Government Ministries to put in all the resources, taking into consideration the factors that will alleviate this problem. The 2009 drought wiped out about 80 per cent of the livestock in my constituency. We are still waiting for the promise by the Government to restock our animals, which has not yet been fulfilled. The drought is now biting in North Eastern and Eastern provinces. It is high time the Government looked into this issue and waived the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) loans owed by these farmers. Secondly, the issue of insecurity is prevalent in the country. The Government needs to address this issue. It is very important that the hon. Members go back to their constituencies to make sure that this issue is properly addressed and articulated. I support the quota system that has been introduced by the Minister for Education. The ASAL areas have been marginalized and our children could not be admitted to national schools. The Minister has solved this imbalance. I support that and I want the Minister not to worry. We will support him and we want him to stand by his decision. I also want to support the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), which is doing a very good job. Dr. Lumumba is doing a remarkable job for this country and he needs to be supported. Those who fear the KACC do so because they are guilty. We have to save the resources of this country which have been plundered by thieves. Corruption and impunity---"
}