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    "id": 1005712,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I rise to make a few comments. I begin by appreciating and congratulating the County Assembly of Kirinyaga as well as the people of Kirinyaga County. By going through the process in the way that they did, they absolutely did what they are supposed to do, which is a good job in oversight. When I sit here and hear some very condescending remarks directed at MCAs, it is quite disheartening having been a Speaker of a County Assembly, and sitting where you are sitting over MCAs, and now having been a Senator in this House for two-and-a- half years. The MCAs know their jobs better at times than the Senators in this House. They do not hold brief for anybody, but continue to carry out their jobs without fear or favour. That is something that you cannot find in this Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, back on the afternoon of 16th June, 2020, we debated whether to go to Plenary or have a special Committee for this agenda. You could have thought that the Members here who are speaking as angels, were different Members when the Motion of the impeachment of Gov. Waititu was brought. Having heard them speak here today, it is a complete contradiction to what we have seen. My hope is that as we go forward, if there are more impeachments, let the House be consistent. Otherwise, the supposed Majority Leader on the Majority side coming here to lecture us about what we put on social media and being populist or having honour, unity and dignity for the House, is lip service. People are watching what we are doing as the Senate and not what we are saying. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I said back on 16th June, 2020 has come to pass. We got a Committee that was very good at sanitization services and they have been able to carry that this afternoon. It was predetermined; the die was cast and I was expecting no different results. As I conclude, the US President, Harry Truman---"
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