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    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to keep my word of yesterday, that I would congratulate you today. Hon. Moses Masika Wetangula, I congratulate you on being elected Speaker of the National Assembly by an overwhelming majority. I also congratulate your deputy, Hon. Gladys Boss Shollei, my erstwhile classmate and the one who knighted me ‘Sir George.’ I confirm that the National Assembly is in safe hands, and we expect the very best in this term. It is most exciting and we will come here on a daily basis to actually deliberate on issues that touch on our country. Allow me to also say thanks to the people of Tharaka Constituency, who gave me a second term. It was not easy. Tharaka people are known to be brave. Sometimes they say that they are warrior-some, and all that put together, they rejected all tokens given to them and chose development. That is how I came to this House and I owe them one, which is a big thank you. I also want to thank the people of Tharaka Nithi County because they lived to their expectation. They always promised to deliver, and they actually delivered to Kenya Kwanza more than 92 per cent of the votes cast. That was not a mean feat, especially to the UDA Party, which got almost all the positions together with the sister party, The Service Party (TSP) that brought to this House our Woman Representative, Hon. Susan Ngugi wa Mwindu, who is here. As we speak today, the people of Tharaka Nithi are hungry because there is a ravaging drought in that area. There is no water. We are calling upon the Government to make immediate interventions to that county so that we are served with food and water. I must confirm to those who were newly appointed that I will be knocking doors. We need water, food, roads and electricity, among other things. Therefore, all the people heading various dockets, especially those from this House, I ask you not to forget us. Turning to His Excellency the President’s Speech, as it has been stated by every speaker, it was the shortest of the speeches, but the most elaborate. It touched on the Kenya Kwanza plan; a plan that was very well drafted and worked on, released to the country and formed the basis upon which this coalition came to power. The President assured all Kenyans 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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