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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kajwang",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons",
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        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": "There was another voice that gained a lot of momentum recently that said power must be in one centre. What it means is that power must be in one hand. I was afraid that we are going back to where we came from. But it is good that we have realised that it is dangerous enough to be checked. Even if it is God himself who is in charge, the Satan ran away with one-third of the angels. Satan rebelled against the power of Almighty God. So, it does not matter who you are, power is bad. So, it must be checked. We have designed certain institutions to check it. We have said that we will check it through this National Assembly. I want to be a Member one more time to preside over the legislation which will follow, and then I can retire. We must give Kenya a good foundation on which we will prosper. We have designed the Senate as a guarantor of our devolved units. We have dispersed power and as much as people say it is in one hand or one centre; it is not in one centre. A bit of it is in this House, a bit of it is in Senate and, a bit of it is at the County. Even the County Council has something. That is what we want for this country. A bit of it to me because I also need a little power as an individual. There was a student at the University of Nairobi who was campaigning to be the President during our days and used to campaign: “Power to the people! Power to the power people” and then he would say: “A bit to me.” He did not want to be left alone without some power."
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