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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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    "content": "From the outset, I would like to say that I am a student of Hon. Deputy Speaker, a lawyer by profession. If I have turned out to be a poor or good lawyer, she would be responsible for it, but I am sure it is the latter. In my final year of school, I was among the top 10 students whom she took to Washington DC to the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. I am happy that we did a good job under her leadership and stewardship. I was in the 12th Parliament and saw the zeal and industry that she put in the committees she was in, especially the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation. I am sure that if she translates that zeal to the House, we will be so much the better. So, I congratulate you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, as I also congratulate the Speaker. This is my second term, but it is my third attempt at being a Member of Parliament. Way back in 2013 when I was still trying to cut my political teeth in the same constituency, Hon. Speaker, Moses Wetangula, was gracious enough to call and give me my first direct ticket as a member of the FORD-K Party. I returned with 8,000 votes and I am eternally grateful for that opportunity. I also thank the people of Mathare for electing me for a second time to represent them in a very diverse constituency - one that is the face of Kenya. If you come to Mathare Constituency, you will find every conceivable tribe there. If you think you will be elected in Mathare by your tribal majority or numeracy, you will be shocked because if I were to benchmark it against my tribe, I am actually third in terms of numerical numbers. I do not take it for granted. Secondly, there is a slang phrase they use in Mathare “ hapa unanawa mara moja. ” If you were to translate it, it simply means that you wash your hands once. Every Member of Parliament before me served for only one term and exited. So, I thank them. I will take my work seriously and diligently. We laid the foundation in the first term, and I will do everything possible to ensure that the trust and confidence that they have bestowed upon me as the people of Mathare shall not be disappointed. Lastly on that issue, before I go to the Speech, I thank my family for constantly and steadfastly standing behind me throughout the last campaigns and the previous ones. I thank them. I now want to go to the President’s Speech. I wanted to paraphrase the skirt principle that was alluded to by the Member for Kericho. My law professor, another one, not the current Speaker, used to say that when you are faced with a question in an exam paper, a good answer 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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