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    "id": 1519886,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support the Motion, which was ably moved by the Leader of the Majority Party and seconded by the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Junet Mohamed, the biggest cheerleader of the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga. I would like to start by congratulating the President for standing with Baba. He needed his support and he needed him to cheer him on. We are very grateful for that. When the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga went for this position, he knew that it would involve 55 countries of the African continent. He also knew that it would be a very competitive encounter - that it would require his time and brains to stand on the international arena and introduce himself to the people of Africa and the world. I would like to congratulate him and thank God for him. At the age of 80, he has a sharp mind. He still has the strength to compete with young people and come second. I would like to tell him to keep going because God has given him the grace. Hon. Raila Odinga has a gift. He has been in leadership for over 30 years. He contested for this country’s president against the late President Moi. He contested against the late President Kibaki. He contested against the Uhu-Ruto coalition for ten years and he is now working with President William Samoei Ruto. Love him or hate him, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga is blessed for his age given the work he has done, the courage he has shown and the strength he has exhibited. Those of us in positions would only like to say that may God give us many people like him and can that put our country to the level that he has. It is not the first time that the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga has given himself to lead the continent. From 2018 up to 2023, as the Leader of the Majority Party said, he was the special envoy for infrastructure and development for Africa. He did not do it for anybody, but for this country. The position that he went for was not for himself, it was for us. It is time we loved our country. It is important for those who may have celebrated this loss to go back and reflect on what they are doing to our country. This is a position that would 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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