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    "id": 800993,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Jonah Mwangi",
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        "legal_name": "Jonah Mburu Mwangi",
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    "content": "of Africa in general. After the very hotly-contested elections, we now see a good way of living, working and articulating issues together. We are with our brothers from the NASA side. I believe from now on, when Jonah tables a Motion, it will be looked at objectively except my friend, Sossion, who is opposing it just by virtue of his being in NASA. The handshake has worked marvelously… After the handshake, we also have the Big Four Agenda which includes universal healthcare. I want to take this opportunity to encourage the people of Lari to go out of their way to make sure that they have their National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cards because universal healthcare is a reality. With your NHIF card, you are able to access healthcare easily. There will be no more bills or harambees. You will access this, courtesy of our President and the Jubilee Big Four Agenda. There is also the food security issue which the President talked about. We are also trying to lobby the President so that as the Government buys maize from farmers in the Rift Valley, they should also consider the fresh produce in the central parts of Kenya. In Lari, we produce a lot of carrots, cabbages and sukuma wiki. At times, our prices go down to Kshs50 per bag because the market is full. I support the food security issue. We should have cold rooms, cold stores and factories to process this fresh produce so that during drought - like what Madam Speaker said happens in her constituency - we can transport the fresh foods from Lari to Kibwezi. We should not just focus on the maize. I am looking at a situation where a hungry woman in the village is only taking dry maize. That is why for purpose of food security, we should have cold rooms and cold storages for our constituencies to benefit from good pricing by the Government. There is also the issue of good housing. When we look at our metropolis; Nairobi is congested. We are looking at ways of getting cheaper housing as we expand our city. We are also looking at areas of Ukambani, Machakos, Makueni, Kiambu and Lari to ensure a good environment, better standards of living and improved economic standards of the people in those areas. The issue of housing should be fast-tracked so that everybody can benefit from it. Regarding the issue of jobs there are so many youths, especially in my constituency, who just go to the streets and do nothing. We fully support the President on the manufacturing issue so that we can create jobs in ICT and in manufacturing to benefit our people. It seems like my time is up."
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