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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. For the avoidance of doubt, it gives me great pleasure again to withdraw my comments by referring to hon. Senators as people. I withdraw and apologize. I want to make it clear that there is no point in us having debate in this particular House if we offend people’s sensibilities even when we are within the rules because some people are uncomfortable when history is re-visited. Let history judge all of us. I have no problem with that. However, not all these lamentations should be coming from people who had an opportunity to do something. On the state of our hospitals, you should not be lamenting on the lack of drugs or services in your county when you had an opportunity to better the lot but chose other things. I repeat that you should not expect plaudits; expecting people to praise or say you are a good man because you did what you were required and paid to do, anyway. I do not expect the people of Nairobi City County will clap for me because I came to the Chamber this afternoon. That is what I was elected to do. We were elected to fight for all the resources that we can get to come to our counties. We should learn to live with the"
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