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    "id": 1263885,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1263885/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support these amendments for a much broader reason than just what has been stated. Africa is not doing well because it does not respect science. It thinks that political power can control science. That is not possible. Political power must be in tandem with the laws of science, which are the laws of nature. Scientists do not create anything; they just study nature as it is and make use of it. If they defy its laws, we suffer. There is no better example than the ozone layer. My colleague has said that if you were to write the history of ozone in Kenya, then you will start with that famous speech by Prof. Ouma Muga. He was asked to do that a few hours before the President flew out. His secretary went to his house and before the President could travel, he had this document. That document became famous, but that was the source of his downfall. Had he not written that speech, things might have been different. That demonstrates why we must respect science. In running our system, when a young person tells a powerful politician that it can be done in a scientific manner, then you should know that is not the power of that young person. He is only telling you the power of nature. That is a very important reason. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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