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    "id": 1152720,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1152720/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": "He professionalised the Civil Service and the Cabinet. For the first time, we heard of people being told to take their CVs to the President in order for him to see where they could be placed in the Ministries. This was powerful and we loved it. There was meritocracy. Merit ruled the day. Today, we see people being appointed not because they are professionals, but because they are good friends with the ones in power. We cannot hide this accolade from him. This is the President who braved the issue of free primary education, which has now grown and led to subsidised secondary school education being enjoyed today. He was very brave. He said that within his first 100 days in office, he would have implemented free primary education. When I met President Uhuru after the late President Kibaki left the throne, I told him that the late President had done it all and the best he could do were three things. Make sure that secondary school education is free; teachers are paid well; and, build the railway. The rest is a story for another day. He was the leader of Opposition. Today, people fear to be in Opposition. We should go to the next election quickly so that those who will be in Opposition are known. We need to have a check and balance in Parliament. Hey you guys, what is happening? He must also be remembered for handing over power to his next..."
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