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    "id": 896714,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyeri Town, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ngunjiri Wambugu",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Deric Ngunjiri Wambugu",
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    "content": "and, in building our institutions. We have not invested as much in what is called building a national ethos: helping Kenyans to understand what it is to be Kenyan. One of the things that is astounding and which is discussed around the world is our ability to come back from the brink whenever we have gone there politically. One of the things that happened is now what we call the handshake or the BBI. I noted that the President has emphasised his commitment to building bridges. And I do not think that he is building bridges by destroying the ones that he had before. As far as I am concerned, from what I read, what I heard and what I have been hearing, the President is committed to taking this country forward, every Kenyan at a time. It is important for us, as we think about building bridges, to remember that this country is made up of more than just the political parties that are in this House. Sometimes we get carried away with ourselves, whether you are in ODM or Jubilee or any other party, and we imagine that the world or our country ends with our party. I was, therefore, very impressed to see the President discussing and committing himself to the handshake that he had with the Opposition leader, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Despite the challenges that he is facing and despite the fact that some of us politicians are unable to see beyond our desires and ambitions as we head towards the next elections, the President keeps emphasising that he intends to make BBI work. That stood out for me. The other thing that stood out for me is the fight against corruption and his commitment to make sure that it is done according to the rule of law and it is done by the institutions that have been established by the law to investigate. There have been moments when, again some of us including those of us who are leaders, have been carried away with ourselves and forgotten that when we give an institution a responsibility we need to allow it to bear that responsibility to the end. When I listened to the President, what he was reminding us is that we must allow the institutions that have been established by the law of our land, whether it is the EACC or the DCI, to conduct their work without being undermined, without being sabotaged and, without being attacked from political podiums. His commitment to support the institutions again was something that impressed me. That makes me want to support his speech this year with all that I have. As we get into this year, one of the things I am hoping and I am looking forward to seeing is an execution of the things that he committed in his Address. I am looking forward to seeing a situation where as he said, if you are a member of Government, you are a public servant and the Director of Criminal Investigations takes you to court and you get charged of corruption, you will not step aside, you will be fired."
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