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    "speaker_name": "Limuru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Mwathi",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Mungai Mwathi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the outset, it has been a privilege to serve in the 12th Parliament. It was significantly different from the 10th Parliament which I also served, where Ministers were drawn from this House without clear separation. Therefore, I learnt a lesson on how to conduct business as an entity called Parliament and doing proper oversight. I would like to thank the people of Limuru for the overwhelming support they have given me right from the time I was elected, the various groups that worked with me like the bodabodas, salonists, clergy, teachers and the business community. They have supported me to date and we have worked together towards bettering the lives of the people of Limuru. Also, the empowerment of youth and women and all other programmes I do under the very well-known Mwathi Foundation. This has been of use to our youth after finishing Form Four and university. In this Parliament, I have also served as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. Hon. Speaker, I had the peculiar privilege of being your deputy in the Committee of Powers and Privileges. I liked the way we worked together and the fact that you trusted me with every duty you assigned me and stood with the decisions made by the Committee. This is something I was very proud of. After that I was placed in the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I want to thank His Excellency the President and the Jubilee Party for having found me fit to serve as the Chair of this Committee. Thereafter, in about a year-and-a-half I got the chance to serve in the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security which had various challenges. Many words have been thrown to me by colleagues because of what happens in that docket. Nevertheless, I have been able to carry the huge responsibility very well. As I exit the 12th Parliament, I carry everybody as my friend. Those who disagreed with me, it was principally and objectively and there was nothing personal. Hon. Speaker, let me also recognise the leadership of this House starting with you and those in the Committee of Honours and Awards. This is because after working in many Committees and having served as a Commissioner in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) in the 10th Parliament, you found it fit to recognise my dedication and commitment to duty in this House and awarded me the 1st Class Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) of the Republic of Kenya. It is something I am very proud of. The people of Limuru should also be proud of having produced a son who can perform to that extent. As I end, let me thank all MPs. I hear my neighbour, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, saying yes. I thank you for working with me on road networks. You know we are working together on security, especially at Gatune where we have placed our officers who have been always helpful to our community. Finally, I pray that most of us or all of us make it back to the 13th Parliament. I have no doubt in my mind that I am fighting for the Limuru MP seat. I pray and hope the people of Limuru will walk with me the journey that remains so that we complete the projects that are pending. I thank you, Hon. Speaker: 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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