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    "id": 897065,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/897065/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kasarani, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Mercy Wanjiku",
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        "id": 13364,
        "legal_name": "Mercy Wanjiku Gakuya",
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    "content": "In the constituency I represent, the dream of everybody is to acquire a home. Every time one gets a good job or does business, the focus is always to own a home. If people can be educated enough, it is a good thing and we need to take advantage of it. We should not allow it to flop. On manufacturing, I am quite excited because in most of the constituencies, we have Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions including mine. If we continue to embrace this and tell our youths that it is not only the white collar job which pays, you will be surprised that within no time, our economy will grow. If you go back to our constituency and in most offices, you will find the youths are always asking what is next for them. They say that there are roads, but they have no jobs. Therefore, it is high time we ensured that our youths are properly skilled. If the skills are well imparted, you will be surprised that a lot will be done. On the handshake, over the years, we have enjoyed peace in this country. Peace is not the absence of war and people always mistake this. The absence of war does not mean peace. It is high time we knew what peace is all about. It starts from within and when it gets without, there is peace everywhere. Those who propagate fights should know that they do not only affect them. Fights affect the planner and even those who fight. So, it is high time we knew that Kenya is one. We are not going anywhere. We are not in transition. We are all over and we must make sure that we embrace peace. So, I support the handshake. On the issue of food security, without food, we cannot do much. Our neighbouring countries are doing well in farming. Unfortunately, in Kenya, the rains had delayed, but we thank God because there is rain in the country. We should continue with prayers so that we are not affected by floods. It is high time we invented new ideas so that we can have not only food security, but also food reserve for 5, 10 or 20 years like it happens in the United States of America and Japan. It is quite unfortunate that if we have floods or drought, we cannot sustain ourselves for more than one week. So, let us take advantage of this. The very last one is on the issue of corruption. Corruption is a demon. I will not get another good word for it. There is goodwill with the leadership, and so, we can have a sober country. Let us ensure that if one is caught on the wrong side, they step down and move on because there could be another opportunity on the side once one is cleared."
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