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    "id": 1106037,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1106037/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I met a friend of mine called Mr. Mogoko, who is a doctor. He moved to UK. He was asking if they cannot sit down and discern the best leaders that our country needs and get an opportunity to vote. He said that our High Commissioner is in London. There is a huge Kenyan population, but they never participate in picking leaders. I hope the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) can be innovative and put in place mechanisms for giving these Kenyans who are very knowledgeable, an opportunity to vote. They will not need to be bribed because they are financially independent. They just look at the manifesto of our Presidential candidates or governors and pick the best. Those are the people whose input we want to in electing leaders that can transform this country. You can see what the banking industry has done. Before I came to this House as a Senator, I used to do conveyancing for Cooperative Bank. Now the lawyers in my office do it. There are many occasions that I was handling security documentation and perfection on behalf of Kenyans who live in the diaspora. I did work for a client in UK, but because of client-advocate confidentiality, I do not want to mention his name. He was buying a house in Ruaka. That is a Kenyan working in UK, but who has a bank-customer relationship with Cooperative Bank. He was borrowing money while there and being"
}