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    "id": 1279417,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1279417/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "It is a fact that elections were conducted in August 2022. It is also a fact that nearly one year since then the country is still gripped by a state of anxiety and uneasiness yet we know that we need peace and stability. That peace and stability are a prerequisite to sustainable development. No investor, be it local or foreigner, can comfortably invest their money in an environment of instability, chaos, anxiety and unpredictability. That is why it behoves all of us, whether you are in the Government or not, to create an atmosphere that will encourage investors to put their money in this country. This will help our economy to grow and provide the much-needed employment to our youth. Whenever we have been faced with such a situation, we have come out of it through bipartisan engagement. We shall all recall the bipartisan engagement that birthed the National Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008. We shall also recall the bipartisan spirit that guided the debate on the Constitution of Kenya 2010, its eventual enactment by this House, and its adoption by the people. We can go on and on. At such times, the only way out has been through bipartisan engagements. In a spirit of give and take, no one claims to be right or deemed wrong. We can also talk about the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Group (IPPG) of 1997. I remember very vividly when we had a crisis in this country in 1997, just a few months before the elections of that year. 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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