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    "id": 1004033,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "know accountants to be very thorough and all-round. If you want an all-round person, you will get him or her in an accountant. We are even lawyers. Allow me to say the following about my good friend, Hon. Duale, who is the outgoing Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. Duale and I came to Parliament on the same day. We were sworn in on the same day and in the same party. We planned together to elect Marende as the Speaker. Since 2011, Duale and I have not been on the same political side. He chose to support the President and Deputy President. As everybody knows, I have stuck and continue to stick with the Right Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. We were in different camps. One thing is clear. At a personal level, we have been very good friends from 2011 to date and, possibly, in the future. I do not see us breaking up our personal friendship. I know Duale not just as the Leader of the Majority Party, but as my personal friend. Sometimes, people could not understand how we relate so well at a personal level but when it comes to work, we disagree properly. That was the nature of work. In terms of delivery, I do not think it is in doubt. Hon. Duale, you have done your bit and have done it well. I do not think anyone would have done it better than you, especially as the first Leader of the Majority Party in this country at a time when it was not easy. As I conclude, Hon. Duale has weathered many storms as the Leader of the Majority Party. There were times in the 11th Parliament when he really annoyed us. I remember the passing of the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill when we physically fought. I did not fight with him physically, but we fought with words. The only reason I did not fight him physically was because he was my friend at a personal level. If he was not my friend that day, I would have looked for a way of hitting him and probably, he would have also retaliated. In a nutshell, he had the zeal, determination and willingness to deliver for his party. Hon. Duale, you have been lucky. Serving for seven years in a volatile political environment like ours is not easy."
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