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    "id": 1279497,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Wanjala may have challenges understanding what many people are saying here, but I think he has seen that nobody has opposed. Everyone has supported this Motion, including those from the other side of the political divide — in Azimio or Kenya Kwanza Alliance. These are the people's representatives. When these leaders speak, they speak on behalf of the people in their constituencies who have elected them and sent them to this august House to speak on their behalf. Kenyans were yearning for this moment. A moment that the country would come and reason together for the benefit of those people who have sent us and charged us with the responsibility of leading them. I want to assure the House that with my brother, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi, and our brother, His Excellency Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, and the rest of the team, we shall endeavour to ensure that we consider all matters that will be before us in a very objective manner, in the best interest of the country, and, as we have said, in line with our constitution, the rule of law and all the established laws and with due respect to all the State organs, including other arms of Government. We shall not in any manner seek to undermine any other arm of Government. I like what Hon. David Ochieng' asked us to do — that we must also take this opportunity to buttress the importance and the mandate that Parliament is charged with. That is why it was important to have this Motion in place so that we get legal anchorage through Parliament so that whatever output that comes out of this dialogue process may also find a sitting in our constitutional architecture through Parliament — National Assembly and the Senate—so that whatever we come up with will serve the interest of the greater Kenyan people. In conclusion, let me take this opportunity to thank our predecessors in the bipartisan team under the able leadership of Hon. Chairman of the Departmental Committee of Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, Hon. George Gitonga Murugara and Senior Counsel Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo, for the work they put in. I must appreciate that this team has already set the foundation for us. The framework agreement they developed during that process shows that it was not a waste of time. We have agreed that we shall amend that framework agreement, and our technical teams are already working on the relevant amendments where necessary so that we use that agreement as a basis for our engagement. 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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