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    "id": 1372731,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to say a brief word on this Motion. This may seem to be a very minute or procedural Motion but it is a constitutional Motion. It celebrates the victories that were recorded from the Constitution of Kenya 2010. We must celebrate for the record and remind the nation of where we came from. In those days, Parliament was under the total shackles of the Executive. Every time the Head of the Executive and President felt like Parliament was becoming too hot, he would exercise the prerogative of dissolution of Parliament. We used to be sent home when things were not working for the President. Madam Temporary Speaker, we must remind the young generation that is coming up that we have cause to celebrate for us, as a Parliament and as a Senate; that we are able to set up our own timetable, decide when we come, when we go and how we proceed with the business of this House. We must celebrate these things as in the Bible where we remind ourselves every Sunday. Those of us given to the word of God every day, have to read and remind ourselves of the victories and the history we came from, so that we continue in the path of independence of this House. I have observed today the debate and I have followed with a lot of satisfaction what has transpired in this House. This is the spirit of Parliament, the spirit of independence and of our people in Kenya that is admired all over East Africa. This is what makes us Kenyan that other people do not understand. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support."
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