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    "id": 1143507,
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    "speaker_name": "Westlands, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this important Motion. When you read the history of older Parliaments like the Westminster, the British Parliament, there is a lot you can read and understand. You will get to know how Motions were developed and how they used to do things. We have learnt from their records their history, and many Parliaments have established from that. The history of any institution goes a long way in giving anybody coming to learn about that institution information on activities, events and everything when properly documented. These are permanent records and when properly aligned and given in an orderly manner, it would provide easy access. With internet, it is now very easy to get information. Just key in and you will find the information readily available. We, therefore, want history that would be properly recorded; every small detail that went on in the institution of Parliament, Members who were there at a particular time and their contribution. Hon. Tim Wanyonyi, the first Member to be elected on a wheel chair, is itself history. I went the hard way, campaigned and won a seat, won the second time and this time around, I will make another history of becoming the Governor of Nairobi. This will also be recorded as a person who has served in this Parliament with distinction and moved on to other levels. Parliament has been around for long. There are Members who have served here and exited the scene but their contribution is still live, and if captured properly, it would even help future generations. When they will be making contribution they will be making references, read, look at what was passed at that time and see whether it is still relevant, which is very critical. All Members here, be it elected or nominated, the Speaker and staff of Parliament have all made their contribution. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament sat in a very unusual time, and that in itself, is self-history. We had to amend our Standing Orders and change how we operate. Members had to come only after being listed on the Order Paper. That shows how Parliament can adjust and work within certain parameters. The history of this Parliament, documentation of all 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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