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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also have my take on the President’s Speech. I will begin by first congratulating His Excellency the President as I also take this opportunity to welcome him again to Parliament. I think those of us who were around at lunch time were glad to welcome His Excellency the President as he joined Members of Parliament and Senators for lunch. As you witnessed during his Speech, he promises an administration that will be dedicated to the just and fair governance of all Kenyans. When he visits the precincts of Parliament, he does so not just as a former Member of Parliament, but also as the Head of State and a friend to this House. He is clearly showing his intention to work in a bipartisan manner for the best interest of the people of Kenya as he said during his Speech and address to the nation. From his Speech, other than appreciating the difficult elections which we have just come from, there is the beauty of our democracy and how well it is evolving. For the first time in close to 20 years, we have gone for elections and emerged without losing lives because of post-election or pre-election violence. Kenyans being able to get back to their places of work, businesses and continuing with life after voting and having their leaders in place, is something we commend his Excellency the President and his administration for steering us through. I remember when we were going around the country campaigning, His Excellency the President was emphatic that there will be no people throwing stones, no rigging of elections, nobody swearing themselves in and we shall have a peaceful country after the elections. I think by God’s grace and the gracious people of Kenya, we were able to attain that. I must commend the people of Kenya in that we have set in Motion a new trajectory. We go for elections, vote in our leaders and continue with our lives and also expect that those who lose elections accept the results, move on with life, and help those that have won not only to govern, but to act in the best interest of Kenya. That is why even in his Address to this House, His Excellency the President was quite clear that he intends to bring legislative agendas that will require a bipartisan approach because there is nothing in the plan by mistake. When I talk about the plan, I talk about the Manifesto of the Kenya Kwanza Coalition. There was nothing that we put in the plan that was in the interest of anybody within the Kenya Kwanza Coalition. Everything is in the plan and manifesto. Whichever legislative agenda will come to this House from that manifesto is in the best interest of the people of Kenya. We are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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