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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyeri Town, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ngunjiri Wambugu",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Deric Ngunjiri Wambugu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. First and foremost, I appreciate your ruling on how a popular initiative is supposed to run and the fact that you indicated the need for us to respect the history and the process of this particular Bill. I urge my colleagues to remember why we are here. I remember when we got into this House, in 2017, my friend Hon. John Mbadi and I could not even share a cup of coffee. Recently, when we were in a retreat in Naivasha, the President told us that one of the problems we have as a country is that we forget very quickly. This Bill is a result of a process; it is not an event. It has taken over two years to get to where we are. I remember when the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) used to boycott coming to the House. I remember when we used to have running battles in the streets. I remember tear gas Mondays. I remember that we could not open businesses in Nairobi. When I see us taking what we are discussing for granted or trying to play politics with it, I get disappointed. I do not think I am the only one who is disappointed. As a nation, those who 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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