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    "id": 1076874,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1076874/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Laikipia CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Catherine Waruguru",
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Wanjiku Waruguru",
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    "content": " Yes, I raised an intervention in regards to the Petition which is before us. I support. There is need for us to integrate Kenya with the rest of the world. There is also need for us as the East African Community to see that all countries are integrated not only in business, but even legal practitioners should be in a position to do business across the world. The comments by Hon. Sankok, Hon. Murugara and Hon. Aden Duale are casting aspersions towards the Mt. Kenya region. I am a daughter who is very proud to be a Kikuyu from the Mt. Kenya region. I want to inform the Members that they should allow us to settle our issues as a family. The likes of Hon. Kabogo, Hon. Ann Waiguru and others who were mentioned on the Floor of the House are not here with us to defend themselves. They are mentioned in a way that would make them feel they are being embarrassed on the Floor of this House. As a Speaker, you do not have eyes nor ears. It is only that matters are raised before you. The matter being propagated here by Hon. Sankok is not part of what entails us as a National Assembly, and is not a matter which was to be debated on the Floor of the House. It was knit so that he can ridicule the Mt. Kenya region and the majority of us seated behind you. We elected you as a Speaker. We voted for you, you have the blessings of the Jubilee Party and until such a time when the President of the Republic of Kenya or through the Majority of the Membership of the House, would bring to our attention that there is anything like an impeachment, I would like to ask you to kindly ignore some characters like Hon. Sankok. Whatever happens in social media and outside the precincts of Parliament should not find its way to the Floor of the House because there are people who intend to ridicule the people of the Mt. Kenya region. We are on record as hardworking people. We gave this country the founding father, Hon. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, we had emeritus President Mwai Kibaki and now, President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. We do not want any community to take advantage of our issues so that they can come and ridicule us here. We deserve our respect because we respect the rest of the communities and we do not want them to take advantage of our minor politics to use the Speaker’s name and what went on at the Mukuru wa Nyagathanga. Those are our own issues. If you are not one of us a Kikuyu, I do not know where you get the authority to come and lecture us on matters to do with our culture. I rest my case. Hon. Speaker, kindly, can we get over this matter and discuss issues that are on the Standing Order and ignore issues being propagated here by Hon. Sankok that do not pertain to the Standing Orders and what was approved by the House Business Committee?"
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