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    "id": 197390,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Sabatia",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, apart from that, I think we all need to recognise that the economy of this country, under the prevailing circumstances, was beginning to go into a very dangerous situation. It is quite clear that, as a country, if we do not pull together now, the aspects and management of the economy for whoever will be in the Government will be extremely difficult for that Government and, indeed, the Kenyan people. It is time to move forward and rally behind this new proposal. That way, we can say that Kenya can start afresh and, indeed, even become greater than it has been, bearing in mind that we are now coming to with the fact that we all need each other. Nobody is superior or greater than the other. We are all equal. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the issues that is also very critical to the issues that we are debating today is about the IDPs. The IDPs still have some doubts. In some parts of the country, some of them still ask: \"Will this Accord hold? Will this agreement hold?\" What better signal can we send to them that it will hold other than actually ensuring that the Constitution is amended? That is, perhaps, the most important signal that they need to be able to feel: \"Yes! Now, the country is on the right path. We can start moving back. We can start reconstructing and re-building our nation.\" Mr. Speaker, Sir, so, I would like to tell Members of Parliament that this is a historic moment for the Tenth Parliament. It is not just about bringing peace in this country. It is about laying the foundation for completely transforming this country. There will be hiccups, naturally, in the management of this country. Even now, there are hiccups with the current Constitution that we have. There will be hiccups in the new areas that we are bringing in. But if we are unable to take some risks and, actually, move over to those new territories, then we shall remain static. I do not think, with the number of unemployed youths in this country, Kenya can afford to remain static. So, I think we all need to support this Accord and the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill. I beg to support."
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