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    "id": 1033365,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Fafi, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Abdikhaim",
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        "legal_name": "Abdikhaim Osman Mohamed",
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    "content": "other things. As Members of Parliament, we are here to help the President, to legislate and support our people on the ground. About Fafi, it is the third largest constituency in this country and it has no roads. One week ago, I supported Administration Police and Special Forces who were stuck in mud for seven days. I had to send a tinga to go and help these soldiers who were stuck in mud. Earlier, my sister spoke about health. This is the only time we are seeing the fruits of our Kenya Government, 57 years down the line. What I am trying to say is that, let us support the President and the BBI. However, the only problem I have with the BBI proposals now is that we cannot desire to amend the Constitution and yet we cannot give room to amend the BBI proposals. That is not good for this country. I want to talk to our President, if he can hear my voice as a young leader from the northern part of Kenya. We want his help. As pastoralists we belong to this country. We are not going anywhere out of this country and we are not here as third class citizens, we are Kenyans. I was born in a camp in Lanet. My dad was a military man who served this country. Your Excellency the President, we are here to support you. We have some issues with the BBI. If we pass the BBI today as it is, pastoralists’ counties will lose money. If you can remember, the other day we had a problem with the revenue sharing formula in the Senate. We do not want to go back there by opposing the BBI. The other thing is that, as pastoralists, we are Kenyans. We need to unite and defend the interests of our communities as pastoralists. As pastoralist tribes, we should stick together and open our eyes. We should have our own party with a party leader who, next time, can sit next to the President and raise our concerns or before any other President that will be elected. A pastoralist can also be a President as it was said. We are big in numbers and we have been marginalized by governments for the last 57 years. Another thing I want to ---"
}