{"id":1209223,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1209223/?format=json","text_counter":58,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Methu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13581,"legal_name":"Methu John Muhia","slug":"methu-john-muhia"},"content":"Thank you very much. I also stand to congratulate my brother Sen. Wakoli. I had an opportunity to go to Bungoma because we had our own candidate. On behalf of our candidate, I concede that we lost to him. However, that was a friendly match between our party and Ford Kenya. It was a well-deserved win. I congratulate him. Many people have said that he is filling big boots of the Speaker of the National Assembly, hon. Wetangula. However, I am confident that he will he is up to the task having worked with Sen. Wetangula. Indeed, he was the engine that was running the person of Sen. Wetangula, therefore, I am confident that he will be able to discharge his mandate. I am also particularly happy that he is also coming in. The other time I spoke here I was making reference to the young people who were appointed to the Select Committee that was looking into the matter of Gov. Kawira. I am happy that he is also coming in as a young person. I am happy that people of Kenya are appreciating youth leadership. I will be part of those who will be inducting him having been here for the last three months. I know the good guys and the bad guys. I know the people who can induct him properly. I will also be able to guide him properly as his age-mate. Finally, I have made an observation and I think it is important that I put it---"}