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    "id": 953796,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Homa Bay County, there are people who have contributed immensely to leadership politically and at the social and community level. I have in mind people like the late Hon. Osingo Migure. Probably, nobody knows him, but this was the second Member of Parliament (MP) for the area called Suba. He died in poverty because those days, they came to Parliament to represent, legislate and to oversight. It has now become a known fact. In fact, the society has adopted the attitude that if you go to Parliament, even if you went there empty-handed, it is not acceptable to get out without something. If you come out of Parliament poor, the people will say that you are fool. In fact, if you have a problem, no one will help you. They will tell you that you had five years and had an opportunity to do something for yourself, but you did not. There is a generation of leaders, some of whom are still surviving. We see some of them along the corridors of this Parliament. Some of them are in a very shameful positon because sometimes they have to talk to us to get some money to fuel their cars, take a bus home, pay rent or use it for treatment. These are people who, if you go to the HANSARD and look at their contribution during their days, they were articulate and held the hopes and aspirations of Kenyans. Where did we go wrong, that leadership became entrepreneurship and that if you are not an entrepreneurial politician, then you are a failure? Where did we go wrong that leadership is no longer about people writing books and generating ideas? When I share ideas with my colleagues about launching a book that talks about certain political and leadership structure options in this country, you will find that there is no concern. People say that those are social issues and that is unfortunate. We need to recognise the likes of the late Hon. Osingo Migure and the former Assistant Minister for Education, the late Hon. Mbori whom we buried about three years ago. He was living in abject poverty yet he had dedicated his life to this country. We also need to recognise people like Pamela Mboya and the late Dr. Adhu Awiti who was the former Minister for Planning. When he died, people laughed at him that he was an MP and was also a Minister, but he was poor. We need to do something about that attitude, that political leadership is not synonymous with wealth. Leadership is not an avenue for acquisition of wealth. This Bill should also provide a linkage with Chapter Six of the Constitution. What if you have a situation as eloquently described in the Bible? When the mobs were asked who they would like to be freed between Jesus Christ and Barabbas, in unison, the mob said “Barabbas.” This is despite the fact that Barabbas had just come from prison, was a thug, a bandit and a violent robber well known in town. Jesus Christ was crucified. There are those of us who believe that the crucifixion was ordained and so it had to happen. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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