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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Gitau",
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        "legal_name": "Faith Wairimu Gitau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to the President’s Address. Of importance, I want to commend the President for the handshake that has stabilised this nation. I want to congratulate our President for putting this country first and embracing our brother Hon. Raila Odinga. The handshake has healed what has ailed this nation for a long time, namely, the enmity and tribalism. Today, I can visit Kisumu and any other part of this country without fear of intimidation. Before this happened, these two leaders had pounded hard on the direction the country was headed and their wisdom to front the good of this country before their personal interests is highly commendable. This handshake is now cascading downwards and it is just a matter of time before the whole country gets reconciled. I humbly request all leaders in this country to embrace the reconciliation spirit. It is laudable that the Government’s interest is to bring services close to the people, hence it has taken seriously the issue of devolution. Once the implementation of the Big Four Agenda has been achieved, Kenyans will have accessible healthcare services, increased healthcare facilities, expanded NHIF coverage. They will have access to retroviral drugs and other programmes including mosquito nets. Senior citizens and persons living with disability will all be given NHIF cards. This, indeed, is commendable. The issue of food security was tackled by our President. Starting the hunger safety net programme, indeed, is commendable. Housing has been a big problem to every Kenyan and introduction of a cheap housing scheme is laudable. Value addition to our crops through manufacturing will see a majority of job-seeking youth getting formal employment in the manufacturing industries. The President clearly indicated that he will put his machinery in place to ensure corruption is dealt with once and for all. The issue of the NYS and other institutions are very retrogressive, hence the desire of the President to get to the root of this menace. The fact that arrests have already taken place attests to this. Furthermore, the President has ordered all procurement heads and accounting officers in parastatals and ministries to be vetted afresh. This will go a long way in dismantling all the cartels that have wreaked havoc in this country. On matters security, the President has empowered the national administration services, namely, county commissioners and chiefs to supervise the security operations of this country. It is with this that we have seen a reduction of terrorist attacks in many parts of the country. I wish to commend and appreciate the men and women in uniform for their excellent work. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support. Thank you."
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