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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Adan Keynan Wehliye",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Eldas",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to say something which I will not. It is with profound humility, respect and appreciation that I want to thank the people of Eldas for giving me another opportunity to be their Member of Parliament in the 12th Parliament. At times, we talk of, “Member of the august House”. I want to urge all Members to look at the true meaning and what the framers of Parliamentary practice had in mind when they coined this term and whether it has any correlation with the technical appearances we have been seeing here over the last few days. The only thing I can understand from the technical appearance is that it is meant for pecuniary gains with the desire to deceive the taxpayer. Therefore, I will leave that to their conscience because it is something which will take a bit of time if we decide to debate. Secondly, I know in the next few years our colleagues will be transiting from pressures of politics to the pleasures of politics. Therefore, let us not be carried away by circumstances because this is a temporary gift from God and the voters. At all times, the voters must be highly regarded because they are our employers and we are their servants. Therefore, we must appreciate them. Whatever they do here somebody somewhere in the villages always takes cognisant of it. One thing we have emphasized over the years is institutional independence. While I really respect the decision of the Supreme Court, as a country, we will not be prepared to allow any individual to ascend to power through extra-legal or extra-constitutional means, which I see being referred to by everybody. Elections come and go. Again, for new Members, although others among us are fairer old here, I want us to look at the different aspects of the Vision 2030. We have three key pillars: economic, social and political. Two pillars are working; the only one which is not working is the political pillar and it is simply because the elite and the governing class have failed to meet the expectations of the people of Kenya. Last night, I watched a programme on the level of underemployment and unemployment in the region. It is unfortunate that Kenya is leading and yet it should be the other way because we are an economic hub. Recently, under the leadership of His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, we were about to graduate from least developed countries to developing countries. That is where we are headed and that is what Hon. Jimmy Angwenyi was referring to. Some time back, 50 or 60 years ago, Kenya was a donor nation. South Africa was in existence as a country but was not independent. We should ask ourselves, what has made South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand develop much faster than us? 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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