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    "id": 1487439,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Tom Macharia",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will speak to the questions on the shareholder questions. Hon. Senators, please permit me to answer in omnibus, but I will attempt to do my level best on this. The first question was why is the President relevant in these proceedings as regards shareholders? He is relevant in two capacities, three actually. Firstly, under the Constitution, the Deputy President assists the President. So, when the President tells the people of Murang’a and elsewhere that they are the biggest shareholders of the Government and signs a contract that forms the Government, the Deputy President is bound to assist the President in moving that shareholders issue. Secondly, Article 73(2)(c)(i) talks about honesty being a foundation principle for leadership. It is well known and I think I can say it here. My client, the Deputy President, is known as the truthful man. It is pursuant to this that he is truthful. Thirdly, covenants in a contract must be performed. If indeed any contractor worthy of their name and signature is to be believed in the future. The President and partly leaders all signed the contract with the intention that it should be complied with. You will note that in the sections we read out for you here today, the Deputy President is insisting that the promises made to the people of Western Kenya should be complied with to the letter. The promises made to the people, of course, in an agreement, should be complied to the letter. Equally, all other regions that had agreements signed or promises made in the coalition agreements ought to have those promises implemented. That is the basis upon which he said it is important that we keep our words. Fourthly, coalition agreements were, in fact, executed. The President and the Deputy President came from UDA, as the agreement said. The Speaker of the National Assembly came from FORD Kenya as promised in the agreement. The Speaker of this honourable House, and a learned friend and colleague, was, in fact, elected as the Speaker of this House. All the other promises that had been made were being implemented. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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