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    "id": 1076871,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu West, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Olago Aluoch",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to alert the House about the Petition by the two brilliant lawyers that I want to support. Before I do that, allow me to comment on the issue raised by Hon. Sankok. If there is anybody in this House or outside that is encompassing the issue of that impeachment that Hon. Sankok was talking about, I would quote Miguna’s words “bring it on baby, bring it on.” I would like the House to understand where you have come from in so far as this legal society is concerned. I am proud to be a founder Member of the society in the early 90’s. I am proud to be the first rapporteur of the society. The purpose of setting up this society by the LSK Council then was to expand the practice market to across the borders and also to restart the community. We went through a very difficult time doing that. The Hon. Chief Justice, Martha Koome was with us. We went to Dar es Salaam Headquarters, the luncheon for the lawyers in Tanzania. The Chairman of Tanganyika Law Society, after our lunch, stood up and spoke impeccable Kiswahili saying that: “Sisi Watanzania tumekuwa watumwa wa Ujerumani, Waaarabu na wengine, tena tuwe watumwa wa Kenya?” It will be very difficult to get the lawyers in East Africa to form that society. Finally, we did it. As we said here, a lot depend on the goodwill of the people and lawyers in all these countries. When you come to JLAC, which I am privileged to serve, we will articulate these issues more robustly in a way that it would bring justice not only to the two brilliant lawyers, but also to all the lawyers in East Africa. This is important because it is only last week when the President of Burundi was our visitor in Kisumu. We took a long time discussing several issues which can be within Kenya, Burundi and East Africa as a whole. So, this Petition could not have come at a better time. I support and I assure the House that when the matter comes before JLAC, we will deal with it adequately. Thank you."
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