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    "id": 1493342,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am unlucky because my Kisii accent will not allow me to speak like Hon. Millie. I want to join my colleagues, Hon. Millie and Hon. Irene Mayaka, in congratulating the good lady, Hon. Momanyi for winning her seat. I have had two encounters with her in USA. The first one was when Hon. Baya and I visited Texas in 2023 upon transition. The Gusii community living in the US requested to hold a meeting. Hon. Momanyi came all the way from Minnesota to Texas where we held the meeting. She was the Master of Ceremony (MC). At that point, nobody knew she would win a seat. Fast forward, in the recent visit by His Excellency the President to Washington DC, I was privileged to accompany him. While in the White House, a tall, slender lady and very beautiful approached me and asked me if I remembered her. I told her I could not. She told me, if I did not mind, we could have some Omogusii delicacy at the Swahili restaurant in Washington DC. She treated Hon. Opiyo Wandayi who was the Leader of the Minority Party and is now a Cabinet Secretary and I for dinner. At this point, she told us that she was going for that seat. In fact, if Hon. Opiyo was here today, he would have told you that nobody saw it coming. The way she expressed her interest with simplicity, you could not imagine at the end, she would garner 65 percent and become victorious. This shows that no one is limited and we can achieve something. We are all self-driven towards achieving something. This stood out yesterday when she was being interviewed by a local media. She has not lost her identity and still speaks Swahili and Ekegusii. This in itself is quiet appealing. People go to study in India, but when they come back, they do not have an Indian accent. It is funny that when people go to the US they come back with an American accent. Even with an American accent, she still speaks Ekegusii very well. This is very commendable. It shows that we need to appreciate our cultures, history and ties. The sky is the limit. I can see the first female President of the USA in Hon. Huldah Momanyi."
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