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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to also contribute and share my thoughts on the Food Security Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2017). I must say from the onset, that this is an extremely important Bill. It puts into great thought things that millions of Kenyans grapple with on a daily basis. However, sometimes we, as legislators, and Kenyans of privilege, tend to forget that there are millions of Kenyans who rise every morning with only a singular duty; to put food on their table and return to their beds. Yet, because we do not have such struggles, we may easily forget the importance of the matters that this Bill raises. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 is an extremely aspirational document. It speaks of many values and things that we aspire to as a country. We have achieved some eight years since the promulgation of the Constitution, but there are others that we still continue to struggle with, with the hope that one day, we shall give our people that which the drafters of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 dreamt of and make our country great. I am talking about a country that we can all proudly belong to and live in, knowing that we care for each other and we make laws, rules and regulations – as Legislators – that remind even the down trodden that we care about them. This Bill, upon its enactment, puts very good thoughts. I have had many occasions to listen to my colleagues contribute and you will realise that these are things that we grapple with even as leaders. We continue to question and wonder how we can find solutions to these extremely pressing problems, which we know very well that we have the ability to solve. However, because we have not taken time to put our minds to task, we have not addressed ourselves to them. The right to food is a basic right as properly enshrined in Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The mere fact that it has been listed and put there among other rights, it means that the drafters of our Constitution felt that every Kenyan should The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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