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    "id": 1519841,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1519841/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okello",
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    "content": "was a defeat against ‘Baba’ are in for a rude shock. The mission to unite this country regardless of where one comes from is a journey we can never miss. As ‘Baba’ comes back to join hands with his brother, President William Ruto, those who celebrated much earlier will be shocked as we go into the future. ‘Baba’ will give us more direction as to where we will go, both as a community and as the Republic of Kenya. There could be factors that played out in the auditorium. We will not delve into some of them. If I counted correctly, less than 10 presidents stayed behind for that election. However, their ministers in charge of foreign affairs represented them. I would be remissed not to make it clear that even the one who was elected is a foreign affairs minister of his country. Therefore, those who were given the task of voting on behalf of their leaders were his contemporaries and colleagues. He has worked with them in foreign affairs offices. The vote was by secret ballot. It was secret to the extent that presidents or voters were given empty papers. There was no name. They were expected to write those names and bring them to where we were to count. The rumours being spread by people castigating other countries for dropping the ball against us are not true. It was very difficult to tell who wrote what on each piece of paper. Unless you know the handwritings of all the presidents in Africa, you can never know who voted for who. I can say unequivocally that apart from Kenya, 20 countries stuck with ‘Baba’ throughout the exercise - even as we went to the last round of the voting process."
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