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    "id": 797617,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abdullahi",
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        "legal_name": "Dr. Ali Abdullahi Ibrahim",
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    "content": "his first one after the protracted electioneering period. I will not dwell so much on it, but speak on some aspects of it. First on the handshake, as mentioned, it signifies unity of Kenyans. However, to me it came a bit late and should have come much earlier for us to reap more benefits from it. The economy had taken a beating and we had destruction of lives and properties. All these could have been avoided if the handshake came much earlier. Nevertheless, it came on time and I support it because it has unified this country. Going forward, we want every corner of this country to copy the example of this handshake and spread it. Another aspect which His Excellency the President talked about is the Big Four Agenda. These are key sectors which the Jubilee Government wants to undertake. Where I come from this will have an impact especially on infrastructure. The floods have washed away all the roads in northern Kenya. In the Big Four Agenda infrastructure is one of the key items and this will solve the infrastructure problems in northern Kenya. My belief and prayer is that, by the end of this term of Parliament the road network from Garissa to Mandera will benefit. Therefore, next time when there are floods the roads will remain intact and people will receive goods and services. Right now, there are certain centres and towns which have been cut-off and cannot receive food supplies because of lack of infrastructure. I support the Big Four Agenda because it has come at the right time. Another aspect is the boldness and courage of His Excellency the President. He apologised for failing to unify the country. I think it takes a bold and courageous person to say so. Being apologetic does not mean he is weak, in fact he is strong. As a country we accept his apology and move on. Several people have said their sentiments on the apology by His Excellency the President. This has paved way for others down the line to also apologise and forgive one another. This is very good and part of the healing process of this country. Another aspect concerns allocation of money to counties and every year they get an increment. There is an increment of about 56 per cent and in his financial year a lot of money has been allocated to the counties. We want the counties to utilise this money for the benefit of the people. We already have marginalisation within these counties. The money does not trickle down to certain parts of the counties. There are certain areas that are more favoured than others. The money that is received from the national Government goes to the counties as a whole. We ask the counties across the country that they must utilise these funds properly for the benefit and needs of the country."
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