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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dadaab, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Farah Maalim",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I want to inform my colleagues on both sides of the House that we are called Waheshimiwa because of being in a dignified august institution. The biggest indignity in this House is for Members of Parliament to be on their feet when the Speaker is on his feet. When debating, you can rise and ask if a Member is in order to say a, b, c and d. You can interrogate and debate anything in this House. For God’s sake, when the Speaker stands and says: “Order!” we cannot have both sides of the House pointing fingers at each other or behaving as if they are in a football match or watching an FA Challenge Cup in the United Kingdom (UK) or in some other places, but not in Africa. To begin with, the two leaders of this House – the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party – should set a good example for the rest of the membership of the House. Please, do not address a gallery outside this House. Let us debate the future of this country in this House because that responsibility is vested in our hands. We have the Executive headed by President Ruto. So, the future of this country is vested in our hands. We are the ones who will determine how this country will be governed for posterity. So, for God’s sake, when the Speaker is on his feet, Members on both sides of the House should not rise pointing fingers at each other, led by their leaders. That is a very bad example. I personally have the experience having been a Deputy Speaker. I would not hesitate to send everybody out of this House, not for any other reason, but to maintain the dignity of this institution because others will come and copy from us. I understand that we have issues and I know the Minority has its own right. So, the Majority cannot determine who heads the Minority. This is a fact of life and that is why it is called Minority in leadership…"
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