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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Chairman, I sit in the Committee. When this matter came before our Committee, we accepted the amendments save for the recommendation that they were substantive and would require amendment through a substantive Bill and not a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. However, it is good that you have given me an opportunity to explain why we accepted it. This day was initially called “Moi Day”. You remember how it was instituted during the second President’s time, up to the time it was being observed. On Moi Day, President Moi, our second President, led the nation in working. You remember the photos of President Moi building gabions. I remember to date though I was a child as early as 1986 or 1987. He was always in short sleeved, very good shirts and leading people to work. So, when it was proposed to us that as Utamaduni Day... The day has been idle and people are just at home. We are talking about what happened yesterday. Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, it was just a select few who were at Bomas. We are in a society today where Hon. Melly will tell you that his own child does not know Kalenjin language. He is busy talking English and Kiswahili. I want to, therefore, support the deletion of this provision on that different reason. I also want to emphasise that Parliament ought to have ensured that the legislative proposal we have been pushing to deal with those aspects of LGBTQ, which even Western countries are dealing with, is placed before Kenyans. That should have been done yesterday. I, therefore, support and agree with the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, but from that different direction that the amendment should be substantively brought. I thank you Hon. Temporary Chairman."
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