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    "id": 1211569,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Banissa, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kulow Maalim",
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    "content": "He said: “Each generation must out of relative of security establish its mission, fulfil it or betray it.” It is in fulfilling this mission that His Excellency President Ruto initiated this Memorandum. One of the items in it is the creation of the Office of the Leader of Opposition. Every country which has good democracy must have a leader of Opposition. He establishes a shadow Cabinet and shadow Cabinet Secretaries and comes up with alternative policies to that of the Government. Because of this, as a country, it is important to have the Leader of Opposition. Our Leader of Opposition is automatic today. He is the leader of the second majority party. It is none other than Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. I want to say something about Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. Allow me to paraphrase from the Rivonia Trial of President Nelson Mandela in respect to Hon. Raila Odinga, who is a man of good standing and senior citizen in this country. President Mandela said: “During his lifetime, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga has dedicated himself to the struggle of Kenyans. He fought against the Kalenjin and Kikuyu domination. He cherishes the ideal of democracy and free society in which all Kenyans live together in harmony and equal opportunity which is an ideal for which he is prepared to live, achieve and die for.” It is with this befitting words that I want the Office of the Leader of Opposition to be given to our respectable leader, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. Therefore, I support President Ruto’s initiative for the creation of Office of Leader of Opposition. The second item is the creation of two-thirds..."
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