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    "id": 1067902,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1067902/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
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    "content": "It is still fresh in our minds when Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga stood on the stairs of Harambee House and had the handshake; the greatest handshake of our time. Our country was divided between the winners and the losers of elections. Our counties, constituencies and villages were divided between the winners and the losers. The handshake brought many more handshakes and hugs on the ground that made the difference and brought peace and change with regard to development. It brought peace to the business community. I want to state that the handshake set the motion for peace and co-existence amongst different communities irrespective of their presidential candidate in the 2017 election. It brought law and order and a united country that we are celebrating today. We now have a comprehensive reform process that we are seeing today that has given us a proper trajectory towards good development. The President appointed the BBI Taskforce that presented its recommendations that have now led to this document that we are discussing. This document was taken to Wanjiku. One of the Members was giving us a different name for Wanjiku. I want to believe the names “Wagendo or Ogendo” will take long to fly. This document was given to Wanjiku, the citizens of this country, civil societies, faith based oganisations, CBOs, churches, the private sector and other experts who made it better. It was signed by over a million citizens. This is a good document because it will result in harmonisation of the roles of this bi- cameral House. Those of us who were here during the 11th and 12th Parliaments have seen the sibling rivalry and mediation meetings for Bills that were very difficult because one House decided to vote “no” however good a Bill is. The BBI Bill gives clear roles of the National Assembly and the Senate such that it stops the rivalry that we have been experiencing."
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