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    "id": 1202836,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to agree with Sen. M. Kajwang’. He is perfectly right. When I was disagreeing with the Senator of Siaya, I was doing so on the mongrel called BBI. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if there is need for us to relook at the Constitution, which many people agree, including the report of the Auditor General, that was ordered by the President, an audit that was concluded, the Auditor General consulted institutions of the Government. There was public participation. There was a recommendation on what needed to be done if a pedigree like that one is introduced, we would be part of it. We are against the mongrel. However, regarding the pedigree, hallelujah! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was raising the issue of the President congratulating us who are elected and thanking members of the public for participating in the election. I take this opportunity to thank the people of Kakamega County for voting for me overwhelmingly. I had no idea during the campaign that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) had become so powerful in Kakamega County. I congratulate the ODM for the effort and the show that they put up in Kakamega County. Being the gentlemen, they are, I hope they will also find time to congratulate me for giving them the scare that I did, up to and including, wining the position of Senator overwhelmingly. They should also congratulate me for also helping the President to get the kind of support he got in Kakamega County that was unprecedented for the last two elections of 2013 and 2017. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having congratulated the voters and the candidates, I also congratulate the referee, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). They did a sterling job. At the risk of me inviting points of order, I use this opportunity to celebrate Mr. Wafula Wanyonyi Chebukati, the Chairman of IEBC. For three days, that one man held our country together. It was a shame that some Members of this august House, took it upon themselves to conduct themselves in Bomas that afternoon in an unacceptable, an unhelpful and unlawful manner. Today, as I sit here, I have always wondered why big people commit serious crimes and no action is taken. I sit here and say, while I was alive, it is on record and in my autobiography that big people in this country are above the law. That a Senator would do what I saw him do in Bomas that afternoon; it is a shame that up to this day, he has never been arrested or arraigned in court. It is a shame to our criminal---"
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