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    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to give thanks in support of the President’s Speech that he gave to this House. I want to begin at the point where the President said that, like Moses who stood on top of Mount Nebo, he sees the promised land that the country is going towards. It is really true that this country requires that kind of foresight. When the President talked about bringing Kenyans together for a better future, it is really something that needs to be taken seriously. On the idea and the proposal that the President talked about of building bridges, I think many times people keep forgetting the history of this country and where we have come from. When the President talked about bringing Kenyans together, it is because, every five years, every election cycle of five years, Kenyans fight and lose their property, lose their loved ones and people get injured. Maybe, some people can forget but I cannot because, up to today, I walk with a metal plate in my leg. It has four screws. I cannot pass any metal detector because every time I do that, I am reminded of what I went through. I am okay; I am walking. What about those who are maimed and on wheelchairs? What about those whose properties were lost? What about those who lost their loved ones? Why is it that within a few months, we forget what happened? I want to say that what the President is doing is to bring Kenyans together. It is something that is very noble. Let us not politicise every situation because the fact is that Kenya has come from very far and we require everybody’s support. It is so unfortunate when we hear people completely saying no just for the sake of saying no; some saying no because they have even created a situation that we are dividing Kenya on a situation of us versus them, those who have versus those who do not have, the hustlers versus the dynasties. People forget we are trying to bring Kenyans together. Building bridges means bringing those that were opposing each other to the same table. So, I want to say that it is important that we, as a country, unite and support the President in this intention to unite Kenyans. COVID-19 has become the excuse. Unfortunately, it is so shameful when people use something that is killing children, killing grown-ups, killing men, killing women, killing doctors, killing politicians and killing leaders as an excuse. Let me say this because I have heard people who want to oppose the idea of bringing Kenyans together and they are saying there is Coronavirus. If, today, you have a problem of forest fires, you will look for a policy on how to address forest fires. Once that policy is in place, someone cannot wake up and say the solution to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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