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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I will try to be very brief. Today was a very historic moment in this country. It was historic because this Parliament has been known as the club of 222. We have been known as a club of 222 against the country because we have not been feeling the pulse of the nation. We seem to be always going against the grain. Today, we have not gone against the grain and for those of us who have been listening to the media and to the mood of the country, we have listened to the country. One of the reasons why this moment is historic is because we took a bi-partisan approach today. If you actually saw the people who voted in support of the Report of the joint Committees, you will realize that they were across party lines. That is very encouraging. Secondly, we also voted cross ethnic lines. I know that there are many people who say that we vote along ethnic lines. But, for once, we voted across ethnic lines. There was no PNU, ODM, Luo, Kikuyu or Kisii. We voted with our conscience. One of the other reasons why today is historic is because we have lifted the jurisprudence of this country to a higher level. When I was a student of law, one of the things that we researched on in this country - and we were a source of authority on - is the issue of the separation of powers. Today, we have seen the separation of powers at play and at excellence. I am saying that because there are many people who are saying that we are practicing parliamentary dictatorship. It is not dictatorship. It is new to us, but in reality, what we are basically exercising is the separation of powers as it should be. If we think that the Executive is going beyond its limits, then Parliament must come in and indicate where the Executive limits stops and ours begins. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that, as the Biblical Moses, at one point, we have to be like the Israelites. Moses said: “At this point, I am making a decision. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Many of us today made a similar decision. For me, and I am sure it may go for the Speaker as well---That for you and this House, you chose to serve the Lord. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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