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    "id": 1004025,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "It is against that background that I want to recognise the sacrifice and effort that my predecessor, Hon. Aden Duale, has put in this office for the last seven years. I have been here in the 12th Parliament since 2017 and I have been watching him as we have worked together. Fortunately, we are good friends. We have worked together through the House Business Committee and even here in the House, and I have seen the amount of time that he has put in being in this House and the committees; constantly being on the phone consulting, being the linkage with the ministries and sorting out the issues between the committees and the ministries. So, I have been learning from him without necessarily thinking that I will eventually take over from him. Thus, I want to thank him for the lessons given so far. I am glad that he has promised to be there for me because there are certainly some things that you gain from seven years’ experience. You cannot do something for seven years and not learn some intricate ways of getting this done. I really want my personal appreciation to go on record - and H.E the President did express the party appreciation - and we would like to have it on the Hansard - the appreciation of the Jubilee Coalition for the work that Hon. Aden Duale has put in for the last seven years. I know the people of Garissa Township Constituency may not have appreciated what you do in the House because it is like, how does it translate to issues on the ground? Perhaps, in the next two or so years, it will give you an opportunity to get back to them, see what is happening on the ground and get them to understand what you have been doing for the last seven years. I did ten years, Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you recall, in the Cabinet. The people of Kipipiri at some point even decided: What is this man doing? He is out there in the Ministry but we want a Member of Parliament (MP) on the ground. So, they made a change in 2013. But, I took it very positively and said that it is a nice break for me to reconsider what I need to do for my personal development and I went back to school. I think that was the best investment of that period, when I was away, that I made. At times, nature provides you with an opportunity to redefine yourself and I want to ask my friend, Hon. Aden Duale, to look at it from that perspective. There are some crucibles in leadership that comes, changes your life and you start thinking, yes, I have been doing this but is there something else that I probably should be doing? And, it gives you time to start preparing. I ask that we continue working together. We unify this country together. We should ensure the unity of our party, working together with our colleagues from the Minority Party for the good of Kenyans. We should also shape up this 12th Parliament so that we can say that the investment of the last seven years plus what we will invest now will make the 13th Parliament look at the 12th Parliament as the one that really set the standard for the future. I do not want to say a lot. I could get emotional. It is the good thing to do. I am happy that we have done it through a formal process, this being the first hand-over of the Majority Party. I hope we have set the pace for what will happen in future. Once again, thank you, Hon. Duale, for what you have done and the continued friendship that we will enjoy as we work together for Kenyans."
}