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    "id": 1005014,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Richard Tong’i (",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "time when we have issues to address concerning Kenya and Africa. We are not just going to speak about Kenyan issues. We will also be the mouth-piece of Africa. Once you win, just like in our campaigns, all the people under you become your people whether they supported you or not. Therefore, as a country, we have a golden opportunity to champion the issues that are close to our hearts. One issue that has given us prominence is the “Handshake.” For people to understand the spirit of the Handshake, they need to go out of the country and listen to what the world is thinking about us. Sometimes, because of political expediency, we undervalue the weapon that the “Handshake” has given to Kenya. People respect Kenyans out there. I had an opportunity to accompany the President to Washington, USA, not long ago. I listened to what the world was thinking about us. Our President and the Prime Minister were given a standing ovation when they spoke for almost an hour addressing the whole world. The President of USA was in the audience with many other presidents. This “Handshake” has given us prominence and a platform to address issues. We are able to convince the world that we have a solution and we know how to address issues. The President was able to agree with a person he fought so vigorously against. Even the Supreme Court nullified the election. The President had the magnanimity and the heart to reach out and speak with his worthy competitor. It takes great leadership to make that kind of sacrifice. Therefore, as a country, we have been given an opportunity to take what we have achieved in Kenya to other countries. We have so many countries in the world which are suffering because they cannot agree and sit at the same table. We have a chance to not only speak as a UNSC representative, but we will sit there by virtue of the experience we have as a country, which has proven that it is possible to agree to disagree, but still live as a family. With those many words, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I congratulate Kenyans and Members of Parliament and everybody else who made this possible."
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