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    "id": 841597,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/841597/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not necessary to talk of development that the country can ill afford. We should not overborrow to develop Kenya while Kenyans cannot afford to put food on their table, pay school fees for their children and have a decent living. It is important – and when I say this, I say this as a supporter of the current Government, which I support a 100 percent – but at the same time, the Government should be advised where it goes wrong. Madam Temporary Speaker, this country has over Kshs5 trillion in terms of loans. Some of this money goes to the pockets of individuals through corruption. We have not been able to stop this corruption. A few years ago, the National Youth Service (NYS) was reported as having lost Kshs1 billion through corruption. Today, we are hearing of the same institution having lost Kshs9 billion through corruption. This should not be encouraged. We should not tax Kenyans for a few individuals to involve themselves in corrupt practices and siphon out money from their Ministries. Billions of shillings have been siphoned even outside Kenya. We cannot borrow it from our banks. It cannot help Kenyans because it is stuck in foreign accounts in Switzerland, America and Britain such that Kenyans have no access to this money. This money is helping foreigners. It is time we thought of how to run this country; let us not just talk of development. The Big Four Agenda is nothing if corruption will continue in this country. This is because Treasury will give money to the projects of the Big Four Agenda but those projects will never see the light of day. That money will be stolen by individuals and taken out of this country and Kenyans will not have access to it. It is good for us in this House and those in the National Assembly to talk because the purpose of coming to this Chamber is to talk for the people who are not in this House. They have done their work by bringing us to this House and, therefore, we should talk on their behalf. What is happening in Kenya today is a sad story, because we are headed to where Zimbabwe is. Very soon, we will be carrying money in briefcases to do very small purchases. Money is going to be devalued because of the kind of things that are happening in this country. This is not for the good of the common mwananchi . There are The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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