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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Halima Mucheke",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support His Excellency the President’s State of the Nation Address. The speech was well balanced, well thought out and I feel that it touched most of the issues that affect Kenyans on a day to day basis. I noted that on devolution, which I am very keen on because I worked with the county government, the national Government has so far transferred a total of Kshs1.7 trillion. This is noteworthy and laudable because in some areas, we have seen a lot of development. I want to say that Kenyans now seem to enjoy what was so difficult to find when we relied on the central Government. That is laudable and I want to thank His Excellency the President because he seems to support devolution. However, we also seem to have devolved corruption. We have seen a lot of misuse of public funds in the counties and this also needs to be checked. I come from Meru. Agriculture is the mainstay of Meru. In 2016, Meru farmers who grow miraa were promised Kshs1 billion and to date, they have not received that money. I would like to urge those responsible to take note and expedite the transfer of those funds to miraa farmers of Meru. I also appreciate the Building Bridges Initiative by His Excellency the President. It is quite laudable. However, I am a follower of the social media and I read what Kenyans are saying. On several occasions, I have seen Kenyans concerned that the Building Bridges Initiative was allocated a sum total of Kshs10 billion. Kenyans are wondering whether the BBI is more urgent than dealing with hunger, insecurity and disease and many other issues affecting Kenyans especially unemployment. On the fight against corruption, I fully support His Excellency the President. At the same time, I want to support his call to end vigilante justice. Some proponents of vigilante justice have really magnified corruption and they seem to double the amounts to the extent that some of us are left with questions: Is it the Big Four Agenda or legacy against corruption? Are our opponents sincere in their support for His Excellency the President and the Jubilee agenda or is their aim to portray Kenya, under the leadership of His Excellency the President, as a corrupt nation? One of the Members said that fish rots from the head. I wonder what his message is supposed to mean, but I know there is a lot. Many people are wondering and worried because we do not know how sincere some of our colleagues are to this agenda of the Jubilee Government. With those remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support."
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