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    "id": 1378229,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. I take this opportunity to thank the President and the Leader of the Opposition, the former Prime Minister, for finding the wisdom to serve the country, cool down temperatures and sit at the table and have a conversation about the posterity of this nation. The wise people tell us that when the debate is lost, that is when the argument sets in and that is when violence also sets in. But we are civilised people, so Kenya as a country can prosecute matters that we find to be a thorn in the flesh in a decent way. The National Dialogue Committee presented such a case. I also have to thank the leadership of the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, and the leader of the Wiper Party for steering the ship to a stage where we have a report before us and we can debate it in this House. One of the biggest achievements of NADCO is placing the problems in a place where they can find solutions. Some of the issues discussed at NADCO would not get a solution anywhere else. They could not get a solution in the streets or bars. Some of the issues needed legislative remedies and the only institution tasked with the responsibility is Parliament. This Report is now properly and procedurally before the right place so that this House can do as it will because it is guided by Articles 95 and 96 of the Constitution to do what we are doing. We have just come out of the Third Reading of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023. You remember that housing as an issue came up in the NADCO negotiations. There was push and pull about housing. Without going into the details that we have canvassed this afternoon, it is important to see how our deliberations were well informed by what was canvassed during the NADCO negotiations. Most importantly, NADCO gives us an opportunity, unlike the previous commissions that we have had in this country. We have had the Ndung’u Land Report, the Kriegler Report and the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) Report. These reports are gathering dust because Kenyans at that point did not dare to face the devils that have bedevilled this country for decades. 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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