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    "id": 158531,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 204,
        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
        "slug": "william-ruto"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the list that has been put forward, through consultations. I think it is important that this list was renegotiated, so that we can bring on board the rainbow of views and opinions represented in the various political parties. With this stalemate behind us, I think we should now move with speed to facilitate the business of this House, so that we can begin to implement the agenda that has been laid out very ably for us in the Accord. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are urgent issues that have been presented here by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for finance. Among them, is money that is urgent for wheat farmers to be paid, so that they can go back to their farms and produce food for this country. In the Supplementary Estimates, as well, there is money for purchase of fertilizer that is currently being held by the Government for the Kenyans who require it. So, it is quite in order that we have risen to the occasion as Members of this House, this afternoon, to agree with you in your ruling, so that we can move this country and the agenda of this House forward. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to end by saying that we should not demean ourselves by what has happened. I think we are better informed. The spirit that has been rekindled this afternoon, that brought this Grand Coalition Government together, should guide the proceedings of this Session of Parliament, so that, indeed, we can remain focused on the reasons why we formed the Grand Coalition Government, and that was to deliver on the agenda items that were listed very ably in the Accord. The Accord was to bring around issues of a new Constitution, which we agreed on and have committed ourselves to enacting within one year; inequality that, I hope, we can tackle in the new Constitutional dispensation, land reforms and the other issues that are listed therein, and that need to come to this House, so that Members of this House can address themselves to them; they should be rolled out, so that we can change this country for the better. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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