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    "id": 801171,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/801171/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Manje",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": "On food security, it is absurd that at this age, after so many years of Independence, we are unable to feed our people properly. We are struggling to feed our people. Sometimes in 1978, when the founding father of this nation died, it is like he went with the trajectory of this country because we were doing very well at that time. Our economy was then equated to countries in the East. But when he died, it is like he went with the mission of this country and we lost it. In the nine days that we have been given to deliberate on the current Budget, we should ensure that the money goes to where it will improve the lives of Kenyans. The President also emphasized on the importance of fighting corruption. It has become a menace. Every one of us should be proud of Kenya as a free country. We should fight corruption and ensure we develop. Members of Parliament (MPs) normally move out of this country and we see the way developed countries have moved. It is upon us to bring that foresight to other Kenyans to ensure that we fight this vice so that all the money that is collected in form of taxes develops this country. Otherwise, we are going to struggle going up and down and, at the end of the day, we will not develop. At times, you will find many people in the Government such as MPs going out to benchmark and when they come back, they do not implement what they see outside there. It is, therefore, very important we have a common approach to fight corruption."
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