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    "id": 1027034,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki",
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        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oppose at the outset. I have a lot of respect for Sen. Orengo and Sen. Wetangula both of whom are my senior in the legal profession. This House is faced with the fate of the young man in book Arrow of God by the late Chinua Achebe who was sent to deliver a diplomatic message to the other village. An old man called Obierika asked whether it was in order to send a young man without preparing him with the skills to carry both fire and water in the same mouth. What this House had to do today is to be able to carry fire and water in one mouth. The story before us here this afternoon begun in the 1960s with great nationalists such as Ronald Ngala and others. Unfortunately, four years down the line they lost the battle. They crossed the Floor. Those who were favouring a situation as we have today where a lot of resources remain at the centre took advantage and brought out Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1965 which simply said, “Keep money in Nairobi and use it to develop places near the railway line.” Since the Coast Province was then a protectorate, it was left out and marginalized with areas that were further away from the railway line. Devolution came to sort out this problem. However, today we are faced with a choice and no amount of procrastination will help. Let us make our decisions and leave with them. Mr. Speaker Sir, as I end, the sponsor of this Motion and the seconder have not given any timeframes. So, we are just wasting time, dithering and looking bad in the eyes of Kenyans. We have spoken enough. We want to tell those who are against other parts of the country and using very derogatory terms that you may not be brave enough to answer us today, and perhaps, you will keep quiet. However, I want to remind them of the lion that chased an antelope which fell over a cliff. The lion asked the rock, “Have you seen my antelope?” the rock did not reply. He asked the other rock the same question and the rock did not reply. The lion said, “You may not answer me, but you have heard me.” I oppose."
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