{"id":806311,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/806311/?format=json","text_counter":51,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Nyamunga","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":738,"legal_name":"Rose Nyamunga Ogendo","slug":"rose-nyamunga-ogendo"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support the two statements. I have always stated in this House several times that I do not know how difficult it is to govern any nation. For that matter, a country like Kenya because every sector is now ailing. It is not only about the sugar. I am a product of sugarcane. My father was a big sugarcane farmer. There are so many other people in this nation and the whole of Western Kenya that we can count. We should not even segment the former Western and Nyanza provinces. Sugarcane is a cash crop that has helped many people. When we are talking about some of the things that are ailing this country, we should be specific and serious. This is not about individuals or tribes. This idea that if you mention a name belonging to a particular tribe, then the rest who belong to that tribe are up in arms, should cease. We, as leaders, should stop it. We will carry our cross as Members of the Senate and leaders of this nation. Every sector is ailing. Yesterday there was an article in the newspaper about the Ministry of Health again. There was another scandal. In each and every sector, it seems that there is a scandal ailing this nation. We should be serious. The issue of corruption is now a disease. It is something that can kill everybody. Why is everybody dying of cancer? Why were people not dying of cancer before? We are still eating the same foods. It is some of the things that we consume from leaders or business people who do not have any respect for human life. They only respect themselves as long as they can get rich. In this House, we cannot debate corruption day in, day; out. It is time that we rose to the occasion and initiated some action. We can even stop coming to Parliament and do something about corruption. We know some of these people. Yesterday, the leader of opposition said they know them. If they know them, we should know who they are. We 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."}