{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=148355","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=148353","results":[{"id":1501732,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501732/?format=json","text_counter":212,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Lagdera, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Abdikadir Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the President’s Address to Parliament. The President did well to cancel the Adani deals. But our problem, as a country, is that we can neither raise enough internal revenue nor borrow huge loans to develop. So, if we need development, PPPs is the right way to go, although Kenyans are always against direct procurement and the privately initiated proposals. They always think that whenever something is privately initiated, then somebody somewhere is pushing for it so that he can gain. So, PPPs is the right way to go if we cannot borrow any more loans or raise our internal revenue. There is no other way that we can develop. On the issue of Taifa Care that the President talked about, the problem is that transition has been hurriedly done. This can be seen where even the former staff of the NHIF are still working with Taifa Care yet they have already been laid off. I have never seen an organisation on transition whose staff have been laid off yet the same staff are told to work for the same organisation. The staff are not motivated because they have already been laid off. Currently, they are under the Public Service Commission. They neither work for the NHIF nor SHA yet they are used to register members. So, how will they be motivated yet they have been laid off? They are no longer staff, but they work for the organisation. I think that was hurriedly done. The Government should look into the welfare of those staff. About 1,200 NHIF staff are good. I have worked there before and I can confirm that they are very good, although a few of them have problems. So, let them deal with the few, but transition the good staff to SHA without coercion. Failure to do so, they will lock out all the staff. So, what will we be doing? The SHA is good, but transition has been mishandled such that they do not have staff and are using the ones they laid off. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the President's Address."},{"id":1501733,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501733/?format=json","text_counter":213,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13328,"legal_name":"Jeremiah Omboko Milemba","slug":"jeremiah-omboko-milemba"},"content":" Very well. Hon. Makali."},{"id":1501734,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501734/?format=json","text_counter":214,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kanduyi, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. John Makali","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to the President's Speech. This was the third one since this regime came into office. The State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President to this House answered our key principles of national unity. By coming to this House, the President gave a testament that he believes in the rule of law, democracy and constitutionalism, which are the national values espoused in Article 10 of our Constitution. At independence, our forefathers committed themselves to fight poverty, ignorance and disease. Sixty one years after, we are still fighting those vices. In my contribution to this Speech, I wish to analyse it in light of those three vices. In his Speech, the President was candid that we must ask ourselves critical questions. One critical aspect he raised is the need to listen to Kenyans. He said that listening is a full-time occupation for those who have been given"},{"id":1501735,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501735/?format=json","text_counter":215,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kanduyi, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. John Makali","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1501736,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501736/?format=json","text_counter":216,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kanduyi, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. John Makali","speaker":null,"content":"leadership positions by the people of Kenya. So, when we go back to our people, what will they say about us? Do they have money in their pockets and the education we promised? Are they living to the expectations and promises we made to them? Poverty is still with us and Kenyans have said many times that it is endemic in our society. The President said that he is committed to having economic freedom. From his Speech, I was delighted because I come from a sugarcane growing zone. Farmers have really suffered. Since 2022, we have been fighting to ensure that we have economic freedom, so that farmers can have money in their pockets. It was heartening to learn that all the 17 sugar factories are now operational. We will no longer be importing sugar. We have not yet reached and have a long way to go. We want to ask all the unscrupulous business people out there in our sugarcane growing zones… We will support the sugar reforms so that our farmers can get value from sugarcane and ensure that the sugar industry thrives for their benefit. This is the way we will be fighting poverty, which is an enemy we committed ourselves to fight since 1963. On the issue of health. I had occasion to look at all the manifestos lodged by political parties when convincing people to vote for them to form Government in 2022. Each one was committing themselves to offer universal health care. This House has passed four critical Bills that will bring UHC into play. We have challenges with SHA and SHIF and people are complaining. However, we are on the right path. As the President has implored, we ask for patience from our people. All the transition teething problems will be sorted out. We ask the technocrats in the Ministry of Health not to let the President and Kenyans down. Let us strengthen SHA so that our people can get quality healthcare. We receive calls every day from people who want to receive medical care, but cannot afford it. On the issue of education, we have made various strides to fight ignorance by employing teachers. We ask our technocrats in the Ministry of Education to revisit the funding model for higher education, so that they can streamline it. This will enable Kenyans to benefit and stop complaining about it every day. Ultimately, we are one nation and should support the leadership."},{"id":1501737,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501737/?format=json","text_counter":217,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. John Makali spoke off the record)"},{"id":1501738,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501738/?format=json","text_counter":218,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13328,"legal_name":"Jeremiah Omboko Milemba","slug":"jeremiah-omboko-milemba"},"content":" Many Members are waiting to contribute. You have done your bit. Hon. Memusi."},{"id":1501739,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501739/?format=json","text_counter":219,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kajiado Central, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Memusi Kanchory","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to add my voice in support of the President's Speech. It was inspirational, motivating and gave hope to Kenyans. It also showed that the President is in touch with the people and gave a thoughtful response to the issues affecting Kenyans. Above all, it gave a clear picture of a leader with a plan. For a very long time, this country has been mismanaged by leaders who borrowed without caring. They knew very well that they did not have to worry about paying the debts, but the next regime would pay. For a very long time, past regimes did not think about population growth, hence we are facing unemployment that is threatening the security of this nation. The issues that Kenyans face today are not a creation of this regime, but a generational problem. In his Speech, the President touched on almost every sector and gave a plan of what his Government has put in place. Corruption has been a cancer in this country. The President came out very strongly to address this issue. Therefore, I urge this House to support the fight against corruption. According to the drafters of the Constitution, the idea behind devolution was to bring areas that had been marginalised for a long time, at par with other areas in this country. Sadly, this is not happening. In my home county, people are still struggling to get basic needs."},{"id":1501740,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501740/?format=json","text_counter":220,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kajiado Central, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Memusi Kanchory","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1501741,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501741/?format=json","text_counter":221,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kajiado Central, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Memusi Kanchory","speaker":null,"content":"Water is a far-fetched dream for our mothers and sisters. We still share the same water holes with cows and wild animals. What is the meaning of devolution? It was not to create 47 billionaires every five years. That was not its meaning. It was intended to bring areas that were left behind at par with others. There are parts in my constituency where a child will grow and become an adult without having seen a tarmac road. Where is this money going to? The President came out very strongly on the issue of corruption and he is willing and ready to deal with it. I urge Kenyans to shun negativity. As the President said, we cannot afford failure. Kenyans are just waiting for a small thing to say, hii Serikali ya Ruto. This is not Ruto’s Government. This is our country. We cannot afford to fail. I urge Kenyans to come together and ask ourselves: What are we doing for our country? We must all work to make Kenya great. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."}]}