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    "id": 1203158,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "This Motion is very important. I am seconding it because it will give the House the opportunity to look at the proposed policies and legal frameworks by the new Government. They said that they would come to this Parliament with some amendments to the law. It gives the new Members an opportunity to make their maiden speeches. Hon. Speaker, the reason as to why I strongly support the issue of ten minutes is that new Members will have time to thank the people who voted for them. It was not easy to win this election. As they are aware, when one is making a Maiden Speech is not interrupted by anybody— you take your ten minutes and say what you want to say. Even as you do so, it is important that you remember that you will be debating the Address by the President. Hon. Speaker, even though this Address was by all standards very short, I think it has many important policy statements and many legal frameworks that are required for the President to implement some of the things he has promised Kenyans. I agree with Hon. Deputy Speaker that, as a House, we need to limit debate to the allowed timelines in terms of minutes. By doing that we will have more Members debating to this Motion. Even as we say that, I urge Hon. Members to take time and read through the statement itself because it will not make a lot of sense if we all come here and talk before reading into the required details of the President’s Address. I was able to listen to the Speech but I will still take a lot of time to read through. I really encourage my colleagues in the Azimio Coalition because our work is to make sure that we objectively analyze the policies."
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