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    "id": 896681,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Tuitoek",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kamuren Tuitoek",
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    "content": "continue spreading the handshake further because as of now, some of us do not see the handshake spreading to everybody. We support the handshake but it should cover everybody. On fighting corruption, we totally support him. I totally agree with his Speech which was well-balanced. He said he will rely on the rule of law. As he and everybody fight corruption, we should stick to the law so that we do not allow people who use vigilante tactics to scare other people. Every Kenyan should join him in the fight against corruption. On the Big Four Agenda which includes food security, this nation will face starvation very soon. The other week, we heard the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries say that we only have 21 million bags of maize being held by farmers and about 4 million bags being held by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). If we are consuming around 4 million bags per month, it looks like we will have no food in five months. Already the rains are failing. The Government should address this issue very seriously. They should start planning right away. If it is to make sure that we get enough cereals on time, the Government should start looking at it very closely because right now the rains are failing. The rains are coming but it is already too late in some areas in the North Rift where maize should have been planted by this time. We are staring at a massive crop failure. The issue of food security should be addressed as soon as possible. We do not want to see impulsive importation of cereals which distorts the pricing of maize. We call on the Government to clearly address that issue as soon as possible. Another aspect which I did not hear the President clearly outline was youth unemployment. In this nation, we are churning out graduates from colleges and universities yet there are no jobs. We need to view this issue as a disaster. Many youths are currently not getting anything to do in their villages or towns. This leads them to engage in a lot of activities which are not useful like betting and other practices which are not good. The Government should look for a way to deal with this by utilising the Uwezo Fund. Some of us have been waiting for the Government to approve funding for the groups which applied for money from the Uwezo Fund. I call on the CS to release this money as soon as possible. We are told that the Board is not in place. This could have gone a long way to assist the youth to engage in employment. Lastly, I would like to address the issue of security. Security is necessary for all. You have heard about some Members of Parliament being denied security. I call on the Government not to do that. Members of Parliament are state officers and they all require security. There should be no selective security for a few MPs while others are denied. Public servants should not be misused to target MPs holding different political views. All Kenyans are supposed to be provided with security. With that, I rise to support the President’s Address."
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