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    "id": 1282643,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Senate Majority Leader for giving me the three minutes. I join my colleagues in supporting the formation of the dialogue team. This is not the first time this has happened in this country. I think we are a country that is created for dialogue. There was the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Group (IPPG) during the Moi days. After the 2007 Elections where you and I were elected, there was a session that had to bring the country together. We know very well that after the years of one-party system, Kenyans have not become a majority win. It is very important that we recognise that so that we know that we are a country with diversity. Therefore, it is very important that we embrace dialogue always. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this knowing also that we have a Committee that should be proactive always; the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration. The National Assembly has a similar Committee. It is not right that when we perform our duties as an oversight body, that we do not converge to discuss these issues. I think the reason we are now seeking another dialogue session, which is in and outside Parliament, is partly because our Committees are not being proactive. I challenge the Committees that they must be proactive. When an issue arises, they should converge and even allow public participation on an issue on a continuous basis. Personally, I am happy that Parliament has been involved in this. For this reason, I would like to encourage you, Mr. Speaker, and the other Speaker that we become an oversight term even of the current dialogue. This is so that we do not lose track. Whenever we find the Committee is trying to lose track, we must discuss in this House and try to pull them together so that we complete in a better way. I support."
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