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    "id": 1201244,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Sometimes, it is good to be in the opposition party. I have been on the other side of the aisle where you end up defending the undefendable. However, being in the opposition is something I am enjoying. We are being told that Kenya has matured democratically, which I doubt. This is because Kenyan politics is based on tribe, clan, ethnicity, money, the rich and the poor. Therefore, we are far from being democratic. The only time I will say we are happy and matured democratically is when we do not have contestation. Over the years, we have had contestation in our elections and we saw what happened. Nonetheless, I must congratulate Kenyans for being peaceful this time round when we had elections. As the saying goes, the minority have their say and the majority have their way. One day we will realize that the minority will also have their way. From the presidential address, I will look at the issue of the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) appearing before the House. Some people are saying it has been difficult to get the CSs. I do not want to be the prophet of doom. Whether we have them in the House or not, the music will be the same. I remember that in the last two Parliaments, we have had CSs appearing before the Committee of the Whole. They have not sat in Plenary. We have issued summons to CSs who turned down invitation to this House. I hope that in the process of introducing CSs to the Senate, we will not get Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) to answer questions on behalf of CSs. This will be disastrous to this country. Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) are not members of this House. They can only appear when the Mace is lowered. We would like to see how Kenya Kwanza will introduce CSs to the House to answer questions. This is the day we will have a big challenge in this country. Secondly, on the ‘hustlers’ fund…."
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