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    "id": 1055028,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1055028/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to congratulate you following the coronation. Many Members may not know that Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga in Kiharu Constituency is home to the origin of Gikuyu and Mumbi and, therefore, by inference, I can say that I am a Member of the Kikuyu Community. Looking at the pecking order in this country, you are currently number three. After the President and the Vice- President, the third most powerful person is none other than Hon. J.B. Muturi. The coronation by the elders is commendable. You are astute and as a young politician and youth, I look up to you. Having studied your history, your journey is enviable. Humanity including politicians, are progressive and not static. We always look forward to progress. Now that you have been coronated, you cannot afford to rest, but aim higher. There are two other positions remaining in terms of the pecking orders. Being the spokesperson of the entire region, and the Speaker of the National Assembly, you can only go higher to either the position of Deputy President or President. Hon. Speaker, having studied your history, you have come from far, and risen to that position you occupy. You know the hustles of the ordinary Kenyans and understand their problems. As you look around and even when you go to Embu over the weekend, you can tell where the region and country is facing. As a politician albeit young, my advice is: Follow the people and join where they are. You have the ability and what it takes to even become the Deputy President of Kenya in 2022. You go to Embu more often than not and I am sure you already know where the people of the region are. This was a wakeup call to all of us that the way the fabric of our nation is, we are now running away from the politics of big names. Having studied your family, I am sure you are the first person to rise to the position you now occupy. I know for sure you are not resting where you are, but looking forward. We are with you. I congratulate you. We are moving away from big names and families and heading towards meritocracy. When you look and evaluate merit and the calibre of leaders we have in this country, you are ahead of the pack. We have plainly said in our region that we have an outgoing President. I am sure as our President moves to the other phase of his life, we also need a person of your calibre - a person evaluated on the basis of merit and who understands the problems and issues of our region. Looking around in terms of merit, putting you on the scale comparatively with other people"
}