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    "id": 887514,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to sympathise with the Kenyans who are languishing for lack of food in our country. I also want to condole with those who have lost their loved ones. From what we are hearing, quite a number of people have lost their lives. It is unfortunate that 56 years after Independence we are still discussing issues of people dying out of hunger. I understand that about 12 counties are affected. It is unfortunate considering that food security is one of the four pillars that we are supposed to be working towards. After our Constitution was changed in 2010, in 2013, we established county governments. Recently, we had the devolution conference. If you listened to the speakers who attended the Devolution Conference, you will find that there was no discussion about the plight of the people, yet the purpose behind devolution was to give Kenyans an opportunity to be supported in problems that afflict different parts of the country. It is unfortunate that we had a devolution conference, talked about the success of devolution, yet six years after devolution, Kenyans are dying of hunger. It is a shame. I do not want to talk much, but it is a shame that six years after devolution was implemented, the most talked about issue in our counties is corruption. It is also a shame that six years after devolution, the only thing that is happening in the counties is the building of a few millionaires and hundreds of thousands of paupers. When we hold those conferences, the only thing we show off is affluence. It is really unfortunate that we are discussing such issues today. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I heard my colleagues talk about the issue of dams. I want to reiterate this point that dams are meant to provide water for irrigation which will help alleviate hunger and poverty. It is unfortunate, that as we talk about this issue, people want to wrap and put it under the carpet. If there are no dams, we will continue having hunger and people will still die because there will be no water. We must, therefore, address the issue of why we have no dams in the country yet we have money that has been appropriated for that purpose. Newspapers, televisions and radios say that money for dams has been taken and is in people’s The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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