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    "id": 1372089,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to address this House on the Motion that has been moved by the Majority Whip. As you will notice, it is referred to as a Procedural Motion and that is what it is. It is a tool designed by the Constitution to give the President an opportunity to come back and account to this House on the mandate that has been placed on him by the Constitution and ultimately by the people of Kenya. When the President comes to address the House, the symbolic address is not just the House, but an address to the representatives of the people elected by Kenyans to represent them in the House. If you will notice, that comes as a top function of the President. That shows how important that tool is, not just to the House, but also to the Constitution and the people of Kenya. Having noted that, it shows how important this Procedural Motion is and why it cannot be trivialized by politics. It is because when the President comes to the House, he comes to address Kenyans through the Legislative Arm. He comes to give an account of what he has done with the mandate and the implementation of the promise given to Kenyans especially during the election period. It is an address that deals with day-to-day issues that Kenyans go through: Health, education, security, food security, issues that deal with the general security or insecurity of the nation, and budgetary constraints or the budget and so on and so forth."
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