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    "id": 156436,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/156436/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion. I wish to congratulate the Committee for doing a wonderful job. Interviewing over 1,000 people is not an easy task. Indeed, they have been burning the midnight oil to do so. We must congratulate them for a job well done. Apart from that, just looking at the names of those appearing on the list; starting with the Chairman, what you see is merit in actually selecting those nominees. What you see is regional and gender balance. Indeed, we must congratulate the Committee and approve these names, so that these very able Kenyans can get to work. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think we, as a nation, need to remove tribal blinkers that we have been wearing in many matters that have divided us, as a nation. Many at times, when you hear of things, perhaps, you look at them through tribal blinkers. There are those who look at the Migingo Island issue and say: “Those Luos and Migingo and fishermen”. They hear of the Mathira killings and say: “Those Kikuyus are killing each other”. They hear of the Pokots at a place called Kanyirus where beacons have been removed and say: “Those Pokots and their cattle. They are always crossing borders and raiding the Karamajong”. They see these names and ask: What tribe is so and so? From what region? From what party? But the time has come when we must have faith in each other as Kenyans. We must look at each other as Kenyans. We must look at our"
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