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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to begin by thanking all hon. Members, who have contributed to this Bill and supported it, and also all hon. Members, because we can see that the mood is in support of the Bill. I want to pay tribute to the President and Member of Parliament for Othaya and to the Prime Minister- designate and Member of Parliament for Lang'ata, for leading the way not only in signing the Accord, but also for joining in the debate this afternoon. I want to say that it is, indeed, historic. I have been seeking information around as to whether a sitting President has ever contributed to debate, other than delivering an address from the Chair of State. I do understand that a sitting president only came here to vote, which I witnessed the former President Moi do on one occasion. This is the first time that contribution to debate by a sitting President has been made, and it is, indeed, historic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to urge hon. Members to reflect on the words that our leaders have spoken, including those of His Excellency the Vice-President and the Member of Parliament for Mwingi North, which other hon. Members have echoed. It is time for each one of us to make their contribution to ensure that normalcy returns to each Kenyan, and that we fulfil our promise of a new constitution and reformation of society to the nation. I want to put it on record that when His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan suspended the negotiations it was because we, the negotiating team, indicated that the issues remaining were for the principals. Those issues were the sharing of Cabinet positions, the proportionality and the issue of entrenching the matter in the Constitution. I am glad they were resolved in a manner that the House has found fit to support. To my good friend, whom I call \"the bull-fighter, Dr. Khalwale, ambition is not wrong. It can never be wrong. It moves the world. Ambition is only wrong when it blinds one to reality and to the needs of others. So, do not worry that people have voiced the wish to become Deputy Prime Ministers. You voiced your wish to become a Member of Parliament. That is why we are all here. We are ambitious."
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