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    "id": 872969,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "As I move this Bill, I would like to bring to the attention of this House a few fundamental things that have informed it. The implementation of the rights and fundamental freedoms under Articles 21(1) and (2) of the Constitution impose an obligation on the State and every State organ to observe, respect, protect, promote and fulfill the rights and fundamental freedoms as set out in the Bill of Rights. This Bill, therefore, gives effect to this Article and to many other Articles within our Constitution with regard to the Bill of Rights. Further, this Article states that: “The State shall take legislative, policy and other measures, including the setting of standards, to achieve the progressive realisation of the rights guaranteed under Article 43.” Madam Temporary Speaker, just to allude a little bit to the rights and fundamental freedoms to which this Bill gives effect, I would like to give a little bit of statistics and Kenya’s extreme inequalities. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have a very unequal society and the reason this Bill is very important is the statistics that I would like to share a little bit. While a minority of super rich Kenyans is accumulating wealth and income, the fruits of economic growth have not trickled down to the poorest and the most vulnerable in our society. Extreme inequality is out of control, as you know, despite an impressive economic growth since the year 2000. Poverty has continued to persist especially for the poorest of the poor. The minority of wealthy individuals and investors – not really investors, I call them “importers of air” – are skimming off the cream of the yields of the country’s economic performance. The richer are capturing the lion’s share of the gains and benefits from the economic growth that we have seen in the last few years, while the poorest 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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