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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri Murungi",
    "speaker_title": "The Senator for Meru County",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to give my Maiden and acceptance speeches as the Deputy Speaker of this House. First, I congratulate you on your election as our Speaker in this noble House. You and I have won in the first round. We won unhindered because all the 46 ballots that were cast, came to you and I too. It seems we were elected unopposed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a challenge to us because when you are elected overwhelming, people have a lot of expectations in you. We must really work for them because of that trust that they have in us. I know your competence. Personally, I will really support you to run the affairs of this House. My loyalty to you will be undivided so that we can deliver to these Hon. Senators. I thank all the Senators in the House for voting me. I knew they were ready to elect me their Deputy Speaker even if we had to take a vote. Even though they did not cast a vote, I really thank them for having that trust in me as their Deputy Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is one person who I really feel indebted to; the Party Leader of our Coalition and President of this Republic. You know the trust that the Party Leader has in me, to the extent of giving me an opportunity to serve this House. From the region I come from, I may be the first Deputy Speaker since creation. I thank the President for giving this opportunity to the Meru Community. On behalf of the Meru community, thank you for giving us this opportunity to serve in this House. Of course, this is his third term to serve in his Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, my family has been with me for the last three days praying for me. Many of my supporters and friends in this town came to see whether we will get this opportunity. I thank them for coming. My wife, Ms. Janet Kathuri, is in the Public Gallery and I thank her for the support she has accorded me since I started my political journey in 2013. I confirm to this House that I will be committed to the oath that I took this afternoon. Through you and the Office of the Clerk, we will be able to serve this House diligently. As Sen. Mwenda mentioned, people say I am humble. Maybe it is because I do not praise myself. I can see that my character traits and yours are almost similar. Therefore, Members should be very confident that we will serve them with a lot of humility. You are our bosses and we are your servants. We will serve you without taking sides."
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