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    "id": 732470,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Even when we talk about issues like devolution, this is a very significant achievement this country has made. We did not expect and never dreamt about realising all the positive advantages of devolution. However, the most important thing is that we can see there is a clear commitment by the Government to implement the new system and the constitution. When we say that we have a devolved system, some of the work on the discrepancies we are talking about needed to be done by this National Assembly. If you keep blaming the President for every failure in this country, I believe we will be missing the point completely because the President can do so much as his office permits. The rest is for the Kenyans to support the system, the country and the programmes that are being rolled out. When we talk about corruption, you only need to look at the audit report to see that there has been clear improvement in terms of the fight against corruption. I am not saying that there is complete absence of corruption, but over the years, there is clear improvement partly because of what the Government is doing and also because of the infrastructure of accountability we have put up as a country. Therefore, broadly speaking, the country has made significant gain. They are being noted by others even outside this country. Even if the Opposition does not want to see them, they are being seen even by others and if you keep speaking about your country in such negative terms, woe unto you because if you were to ever come to power, you will also be judged and assessed the same way you are doing. As I conclude, I would urge that we speak as responsible members of this country and not to speak negatively as if there is nothing we can appreciate about this Government. Remember what President Obama said when he came to this country; that if you are in the opposition and your work is to oppose everything your Government does from day one, then it is a big misfortune. It proves that you are not a leader. A responsible leader will support his Government, let it perform and only comment after the work has actually been done. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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