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    "id": 1202874,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1202874/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with tremendous respect to the Senator for Murang’a, Sen. Joe Nyutu and Sen. Abass, I think that we need another induction for Members to understand what the Standing Orders are. I do not see any point of order. I am sure you will agree with me. I will, therefore, ignore and proceed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am reading what is in paragraph 10 of His Excellency President William Ruto’s speech. He says that we have to dislodge ethnicity as the central organizing principle of our politics. He says that we need to do away with the politics of exclusion, discrimination and tribalism. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the point I am making this afternoon on the Floor of this House is that I am looking to a time when we shall have a President who will pick CSs from at least half of the 42 ethnic groups in this country. That is when we will walk the talk of saying that we want to dislodge ethnicity as the central organizing principle of our politics. That is the point I am making. We want our children to grow up knowing that even if they were born in Nyamira County, with a minority of one million votes, they also have a right to get an opportunity to serve in the Cabinet. I was watching television on Sunday and I saw the Senator for Tana River County, who comes from one of the most marginalized areas, protesting. He was saying"
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