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    "id": 1067953,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I come from a county that has suffered the worst political violence. It is sad I heard a few of our colleagues here saying that this is poison and also a bullet. Just like a Tanzanian musician once said that he was ready to take a bullet for the girlfriend, I am ready to take a bullet and that poison for the people of Nakuru Town East Constituency and Nakuru County at large as I support this Bill. People should stop selling fear and lying all the time about a document. However, Kenyans have learnt. We were being told that by the time lies go round the world ten times, the truth has not even woken up to dress in the morning. But finally, the truth must come out. We know 43 out of 47 counties agreed with the document. Whether it was the erroneous or the correct one, that is the document that was given by the institution that has been given that responsibility in the Constitution. So, it is up to Kenyans to make a decision. Some were saying that they talk as nationalists. I will talk as one who comes from Nakuru County and the benefits that our county is going to get from this very noble idea. My children and grandchildren will be sitting somewhere discussing this matter and perhaps, praising and thanking President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga for that very important handshake that gave birth to the Bill before us. Whether it was the two of them or a popular initiative, as is alleged, we support the document in totality. I sincerely thank you Hon. Speaker. To be sincere, I voted for you the first time in 2013. I, again, voted for you in 2017. If you pick another seat, of course, in exception of Nakuru Town East Constituency, I will vote for you because of being a leader in this House. For the many years that you have been around, you have rendered rulings that are effective and complete. You are a lawyer and so, you can deal with so many questions. We wasted a whole afternoon when you gave every Member an opportunity to raise constitutional concerns that they had. You then gave us a ruling that was one of the longest. Hon. Speaker, our people will continue supporting this matter. Having five extra constituencies is not something for me as David Gikaria. I stand here because my people told me to come here on their behalf and support this document so that they can get peace first and foremost. 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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