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    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I am honoured. A few weeks after being elected, I stood on the Floor of this House and gave my maiden speech. I anticipated serving diligently and conscientiously in the five years that I had been given. I will start by thanking you for the mentorship that some of us who were first-time Members received under your tutelage. We especially benefited from the experience that you have gathered over the years. I thank all the staff who work under you, who have supported us especially in researching and preparing for our sessions in this House and in the Committees. I take this opportunity to appreciate that the 12th Parliament has had some extremely good times as well as bad ones. The highlights have been many. I have had an opportunity to lead diligently and perform my roles as stipulated in the Constitution of Kenya, namely; representation, oversight and legislation even through the Committees that I have had an opportunity to sit in. I had an opportunity to sit in the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, the Committee on Selection and the Committee on Regional Integration. I also had an opportunity to sit in a committee that I really loved before the fumigation, namely; the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation. It is there that my pride in legislation lies. During this Parliament, we have brought forth some amazing Bills that have become Acts of Parliament. Without mentioning all of them, I am very proud that we were able to address the plight of performers and owners of intellectual property by enacting the Kenya Copyright (Amendment) Bill. We had the opportunity to protect Kenyans’ data with the Kenya Privacy and Data Protection Bill. We also had the opportunity to wade into the digital and emerging media space with the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill. I have also had an opportunity in this House to lead a caucus that you, Hon. Speaker, was very instrumental in bringing up – the Caucus of the World Scout Parliamentary Union. I have 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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