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    "id": 1199976,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Irene Mayaka",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "commitment of our political father, the Rtd. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, to raise the profile of young women in this country, I would still be in our village in Nyamira County. Today I want the world to witness the goodness of this statesman whom we, in the ODM family, fondly refer to as Baba . I am a proud product of the daughters of Raila’s lobby group. The group was formed in 2016 and was adopted by our party to enable young women to be mentored into political leadership. I, therefore, take this opportunity to sincerely thank my political father who has mentored us in this journey. I also take this opportunity to thank my family for always being supportive even though at first, my father, who is a retired banker, was not so sure about me quitting banking to join politics. I take this opportunity to also assure the other women that I will always take the ladder back down to them and share the lessons of my political journey. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as a young person, my commitment to this honourable House is through the Kenyan Young Parliamentarians Caucus to champion for policies and laws that will uplift the living standards of young people in our nation to match with the dynamism and robust nature of the world they live in. A few years ago, Nokia 3310 was the in thing in the world. We, therefore, must purpose to have platforms that allow young people to be innovative and catch up with the fast-growing world. To my people of Nyamira and Gusiiland in general – the land where God “showers” everyday as we like to refer to it – I would like to assure you of my commitment to serve you. Gusiiland is an area where we used to have 11 rivers but because of climate change issues, we now have only two rivers. Unfortunately, we are no longer happy because of this adverse climatic development. I assure them that I have not come here to sleep. In the next few days, I will start a process that will enable me table a Motion that will fix this issue. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the late Hon. Okoth championed to have a law that sought to legalise cannabis sativa as a medicinal plant for our people. I would also like to make a promise in honour of his memory that I will continue to ensure that his initiative develops into law. Value addition will be top of my agenda because good food from our soil is definitely healthier and better than the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) option that is now being propagated by our political opponents. Speaking of political opponents, Kenya is greater than us. I promise to take them to task for the good of this nation where necessary, and only for the benefit of Kenya, we will unclench our fists if they unfold their hands. To the Motion at hand, I know that the National Drought Management Authority has funded studies aimed at finding permanent interventions to make sure that the issue of drought is resolved. I join my fellow Members in urging the Government to embark on a speedy process of ensuring that this issue is resolved. Even though this is kneejerk reaction, it is a solution for the time being as we seek interventions that are more permanent. If we look at the report from the National Drought Management Authority, we will see that Kenyan students have come up with interventions that seek to have permanent solutions and..."
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