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    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikir (KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kipyegon Ng’eno",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for also giving me this chance to make my contribution on this President’s Speech. First, I would want to say that I did not get a chance to be in the House at that particular moment because of a few issues here and there, but I followed the Speech comprehensively and I noted several things which I would wish to discuss. First, I would want to say that the Speech itself fell short of a President who we consider a great man who has led this country through thick and thin, especially at a time when several issues needed to be addressed; issues that affect the people of this country. We know that the world over, speeches which are given by presidents, especially those on the state of the nation, are avenues through which presidents address the matters that matter most to the ordinary people and to the country, especially matters to do with security. Therefore, I have my reservations on these particular issues. Remember the President addressed the nation when we are in the middle of a pandemic that has ravaged the country and the world. Most of the presidents the world over address this matter very seriously. They put all the efforts and energies behind dealing with this particular pandemic. When you look at the Speech of the President, it was like the matter of Coronavirus comes up at the tail end or it was an afterthought. We have seen several people die. Forget even about the Members of Parliament who have died in the course of their duties. Let us talk about those Kenyans who die outside there, people who nobody even reports on when they die. Forget even about the doctors who their 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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