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    "id": 1552569,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orwoba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my views on this particular Petition. I am trying to get the name of the Petitioner, because I was so deep into the--- I would like to commend Mr. Laban Omusundi for this, because there is an assumption that as an active Kenyan, you cannot do anything when you see things going wrong. That assumption has forced many of our young, active Kenyans to end up just showcasing their dissatisfaction in Government services and all these other things that are happening online. Many a times when I engage with these young people, I ask them if they know that they can bring a petition to the Floor of the House. I ask them if they know they can actually engage the National Assembly and the Senate on matters that they think should be changed. That is why I commend Mr. Laban, because he has taken the extra step of taking action and bringing something substantial in form of a petition for us to go through as legislators and the JLAC Committee. Madam Temporary Speaker, I was a bit disappointed that a petition or a matter that involves lawyers and a specific industry was actually sent to a Committee that has conflict of interest. I know that you also sit in that Committee. I say that because it is like 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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