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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is an honour to stand in this House to address and make my comments on comments on the President’s speech. I congratulate everyone who offered themselves for elections in the Republic of Kenya; that is, from MCAs to the Presidency. All these people gave us an opportunity to choose leaders. They have chosen us who are in this august House and in the county assemblies, the Governors and the Presidency to lead this Country. I sincerely appreciate the people of Kenya for making a choice. To our worthy opponents, thank you for conceding defeat and giving us a chance to govern this country. I also congratulate the leadership of this House who have been nominated, elected and selected. I promise to work with them and every Senator in this House in harmony to achieve the purposes of the Republic of Kenya. The President gave his speech. Worthy comments have been made. However, I want to say that there is nothing new under the sun as the wise man in the book of Ecclesiastes writes. All that we have heard here has been said before. All that the President said has been said before. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as they say, the proof the pudding is in the eating. I wait to see those beautiful words, adjectives, poetic and rhyming being sentences implemented through the budget. There is only one policy document worth discussing. It is not speeches by politicians, but the budget. If Kenya Kwanza believes in its agenda, I want to see that agenda in the budget. If it believes that it must vaccinate hyenas, let us see money set aside for doing so. Otherwise, we can become dizzy on poetry."
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