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    "id": 726788,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to note this Report by His Excellency the President regarding various issues. It outlines the measures taken and progress achieved in the realisation of national values and principles of governance. It is important to note that our values as a country are enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution. This is an important thing. As a nation, we have a long way to go in ensuring that values and principles of governance become real. We have all these values and principles properly written and documented in our Constitution, but sometimes I also get concerned that despite all these good writings, the reality on the ground is different. Much of these things are not applied in the real sense. I believe that this is what we ought to do because it is written. We are also in the process of curriculum development. In my opinion, it is high time Kenyans embraced values that guide us. The values and principles bring us together as a nation. It is good they have been enshrined in the Constitution and it is demanded of the President to give a Report to this House regarding their implementation. At the end of the day, it is a question of every citizen taking responsibility for the kind of country we want to have. The reality in this country is that Kenyans forget about nationhood and when they are given responsibilities and opportunities, it becomes a challenge. Corruption is a big problem in our country. Everybody condemns it, but at the same time, it is in the psyche of Kenyans that there is nothing for nothing. We are now in the electioneering period and you know what is happening in the villages as people go around campaigning. We have to do more on ethics and values than just having things written on paper. Kenyans needs to know that every member of the society should take responsibility. We have seen attempts by the President and the Government to follow the Jubilee manifesto. By the end of the day, the question is to what extent we are going to pick these things from books to action or from written word to practise. How do we practise them? I believe we should enshrine the values in our curriculum, within our teaching at the formative stages of our people, so that we can look at the things that make a person. How do we make Kenya a country governed by correct values and principles which are not only written, but followed and guiding all our operations? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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