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    "id": 716462,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we disagree to agree but if we have to agree, we must agree on something that will help Kenyans and not our personal interests. We must come out of self interest, selfishness and respect the rule of law and Kenyans. If we do not agree in this House, I want to request my fellow Senators that we give it back to Kenyans to rule on what they feel is workable for them. Kenyans have been giving feedback to us and every Kenyan is against this Bill. Everybody in the country is not happy about what is happening. They have condemned what the National Assembly did. We forget about the people we represent and we feel like we are representing ourselves. We should not forget about the people we represent. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenyans are tied of the character of imposing things that are impossible to them. This evening, I want it to go on record that if we vote for this Bill, we will be welcoming a lot of issues in this country and I do not want to be part and parcel of the messes that come in this country. However, I want history to judge me correctly that I did my part. This Bill should be dropped and if we have to be forced by tyranny of numbers from the beginning---. The way things have been moving, it is like my fellow Senators from the other side came with a fixed mind; they are only voting to pass this Bill. I want to remind them that as they vote to pass this Bill, we are almost going for elections. I will ask Kenyans not to vote for them but send them home because after being given opportunity to be here to make laws that are friendly to Kenyans, they want to forget that they are here because of Kenyans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if this Bill will be voted for, I want to ask Kenyans to be on the watch out for whoever voted for it to be send home. With those remarks, I oppose."
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