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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "I was giving an example of when I went to my constituency and the public asked me to assist one of the women who came to me. When she came to me, she literally pulled her blouse up before the public. Her breast was terrible, oozing pus. It is one of the things that I have only seen in textbooks. Unfortunately, Kenyans now think that social protection is the sole mandate of elected leaders. We are added other roles that include social protection when we go to the constituencies to execute our mandate. That is why sometimes I am abased to hear elitists who are divorced from realities of the ground saying how the NG-CDF should be removed. Even though NG-CDF focuses on infrastructure and not on social protection, it has actually ameliorated some of the challenges and pressures that were put on Members of Parliament. Social protection is one of the issues placed on Members of Parliament. I recently started my PhD studies. I seek to undertake my thesis challenging some age-old held theories that include separation of powers. The doctrine of separation of powers is a very good one. It talks about the role of a Member of Parliament being legislation and representation, but it 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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