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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "been by far one of the best performing committees in this House. Ms. Rose Mudibo who later left us to go to the Ministry of Health really assisted in the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations. She did an amazing job and I am sure she is doing the same with CS Mutahi Kagwe. Mr. Charles Munyua in Committee on Justice Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Jeremy Chabari, Caroline Kerorei, Humphrey Ringera and Marale Sande, one of the best research officers I have ever come across. I hope you can second her to the Nairobi City County Government when I become Governor, God willing. Sylvia Nasambu, Lucianne Limo, amongst many others. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, despite the current circumstances, I thank our President, Uhuru Kenyatta because we have walked a journey. In fact, that is the route through which I became nominated MP. He trusted me to lead his party which we formed in 2012. He has been a mentor. We have agreed many times; other times we have disagreed, but I must give credence where it is due. He played his part even though at this time we do not agree on the political direction of this country, I acknowledge the role he has played in my life. We have had high and low moments. I remember in the last Parliament leaders came to blows because of the Security Laws (amendment) Bill. I managed to stop it despite being one of the youngest MPs at that time. The revenue sharing formula debate which was very emotive. Despite all this, we must live this House with a level of camaraderie. We must leave as friends. For everything I have gone through as a Senator both in and out of this House, I harbour no bitterness, no hate, no anger and no vengeance. Now we are moving to another level. In the words of William Penn, he says no pain, no palm, no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. I wish all my colleagues the best in their careers. Those vying to come back to this House and those vying to become governors; those who have opted to retire from politics, if there is any, I wish them all the best in their future endeavours. I hope we will meet in good places for good reasons. May God bless you. Please do not cut time when I am thanking the Speaker. I want to thank you, Mr. Speaker. You have handled some of the most tension filled moments of the Kenyan Parliament. You have handled it with grace in as much as in some of those points we were not happy, we said you ran away with the ball, but you did a good job. I know you will do well as the Governor of Bungoma County. May I announce to other governors who will be coming in, the senior most governor to be given Chairmanship of CoG and has been a Speaker and a Governor before, is Hon. Lusaka. So, let us consider him when we go there. When we go there"
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