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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Koyi",
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving this chance. The President‘s Speech, to me, was good. This is because he touched on very many things which I expected him to touch on, for example, security. We know that the security of this country has improved a great deal. Being in the Opposition does not mean that we oppose everything. Even if I left the Opposition camp the other day, the Government of Jubilee has done a lot of work. I am being honest. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, even the last time I visited your area because we were together in your constituency, I saw what this Government has done. Let us call a spade a spade. This country has improved. For example, in terms of infrastructure, there are very many roads everywhere in this country. We cannot deny that there is improvement. That is the area that they have played a very big role. Indeed, this Government has improved the road network in this country. On electricity, I wish to tell Hon. Kaluma, who has said here that in his area there is nothing, that electricity is connected countrywide. Electricity is connected everywhere in this country and without discrimination. The President touched on corruption. It is the responsibility of all of us to fight corruption. Those in NASA are the same people who were in the Government before. Some of them were Prime Ministers, Vice-Presidents and Ministers and they stole. We can count and name them if required to do so. I will give an example of myself. I am wearing a navy-blue suit today. When I remove it and put on, say, a metal suit, I will still remain the same person. That example applies to those who are purporting to be in NASA. They sold grave sites in this country, some sold our embassies in Tokyo while others took over Safaricom because it was a parastatal. We can name these people. When they talk about theft, they should know that they have also stolen because they occupied various positions in this country. If you go back to the 1990s, you will realise that these are the same people who purported that they could take over this country. I am telling them that that was not the last Speech by President Uhuru. The President is still remaining with five more speeches to deliver to the nation from this House. I know that Jubilee is going to retain power. It will continue leading this country. I do not see why NASA is telling lies and talking with the loud voices saying that it is going to take over this country. Some of them are talking here but at night, they are at State House taking money or looking for jobs for their children. We know them. The President visited Somalia the other day and we cannot blame him that he took long. It is the generals of the Kenya Defence Forces who are supposed to prepare the visits for the President. If it is about blame, then it is the generals who delayed to tell the President that he is supposed to visit the military officers in Somalia. Let us talk about water. In my area, for the last 28 years, I have never seen piped water but now it is there. The roads are also being tarmacked now."
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