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    "id": 1153027,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1153027/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "That is what the people we represent should do when they pick out a brilliant mind. From then, in 2002, to cap it all, they donated this man to national service to serve us our President. In the former Constitution, when you are President, you do not have a lot of time to attend to your constituency, but the people of Nyeri County donated the late Kibaki to serve us at the national stage. It is in the national stage, in my opinion, that Kibaki achieved his greatness. When Kibaki took over the reigns of presidency in 2002, many Kenyans did not see the pride in paying the taxes and were not paying taxes. It is he who came up with what I see on the letterheads of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), ‘Kulipa Ushuru niKujitegemea.’ He would have chosen to go round in international fora begging for resources. However, he chose to encourage Kenyans to pay taxes, and in return, he gave them services. He was a great and brilliant mind. As we lay to rest the late President towards the end of this week, let us also appreciate him as a man who gave Parliament space and freedom to have lively debates without any repercussions. I remember in 2011, my colleague, Mr. Mumo Matemu, other Kenyans and I applied to be appointed Chairperson of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)."
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