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    "id": 1506715,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": " Yes! Very important Bills. For example, the Higher Education Loans Board (Amendment) Bill and the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No.4) Bill. These Bills will make the lives of Kenyans better, help in the governance of this country and make it easier to access Government services. So, I feel very bad when I see Members of Parliament being seen as a joke. This is a very sacred place! It is not small. If there is no Parliament, there is no country. There will be no taxation without Parliament. Even the Executive cannot collect any money without Parliament. There will be no democracy, as Hon. KJ has put it. It has become fashion for people to say in the media that Parliament has failed, without pinpointing and telling us how we have failed them. What did they expect from us that we have not delivered? They must hold us accountable with facts and not to generalise. I have been in this Parliament long enough. If you are not happy with other aspects of governance, do not throw it at us. You cannot also blame Members of Parliament from the ruling party asking why they are supporting the Government. People have been elected on party tickets like Kenya Kwanza, Azimio, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and others. You cannot blame a Member of Parliament from the ruling party for supporting his Government. He decided in 2022 to run on that party ticket and support that Government. If you can speak in church, we will also speak in Parliament."
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