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    "id": 732195,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/732195/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kiptui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 499,
        "legal_name": "Grace Jemutai Kiptui",
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    "content": "Indeed, when it comes to issues of development, it is quite clear that the leap that the nation has taken since 2013 is not comparable to the past. For example, we have the railway line which we have been told took over 100 years to construct in our country. The only rail that is useful right now is the old one that was put up by the colonial people. We will be proud of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) once it is completed. That is because it has been done under our own regime. Besides, the President touched on job creation. As you know, the standards of unemployment are very high in this country. By addressing issues of job creation, he was giving hope to Kenyans. We know very soon we will not have unemployment at such high levels. Another important point is that our county is the most improved country in the world and it is a preferred destination for tourists and even business people. Those are very good news to hear because we are improving. If we were not improving, then we would be reducing. What is important now is that our country is the most improved one according to World Bank records. Besides that, His Excellency the President also touched on the issue of corruption. One point that stood out very clearly is the Matiang’i exams which were announced in record time and without much of the cheating that has been there in the past. Today, we have genuine exams, which mean that the students who will be joining the universities are the correct number that has passed the exams. This is unlike the past where people used to steal exams and then take courses in the university which they were not even able to complete because they had not, in the first place, passed those exams. We have the issue of electronically connected country. As my colleague had initially stated, when we talk of e-Citizen and so many other terms like iTax, all that makes business transactions to be done very fast and also reduces corruption. In the past, we used to do a lot of cash transfers or transactions where we used to pay money over the counter. However, that now is receding into oblivion. Right now, we are only using electronic methods. In that respect, corruption is minimised. The Last Mile Electricity Connectivity to our schools is also a milestone that we need to applaud the President for ensuring that it is done. When the schools are connected, even the"
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