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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ogindo",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Rangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Otieno Ogindo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. My name is Otieno Ogindo, MP for Rangwe. Rangwe is in Homa Bay District. I would like to take the earliest opportunity to thank the people of Rangwe for giving me this opportunity to serve them and the rest of Kenyans, in this House. It is my hope that I will be in this House for the next four years. For that reason, I want to say three things: One, I want to commend the President for his Speech, which he delivered during the opening of this House. The President captured not only the hopes and the minds of this House, but also of the nation and the world at large. The President put us on the road to accord national reconciliation. It is incumbent upon all of us to display good March 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 85 intentions as we walk this path, so that we can realise the ultimate good of it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we are here today, the next stage is in the hands of the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ms. Karua, and our long serving Attorney- General, Mr. Wako. Together with this House, I am looking forward to carefully and well intentioned draft bills that will come forward for discussion in this House for the realisation of the same. I, belatedly, urge that the drafting be devoid of any mischief. The second issue I want to talk about is that a large percentage of this nation is made up of young people. I want to put it as early as possible to this House that the challenge is ours to ensure the welfare of these young people. We can do it by expanding our economy to operate twenty-four hours. I want to challenge the Minister for Public Service to open the doors of Public Service twenty four-hours. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the problem of inequity is a reality. The sooner we look at it at its face, the better for us. What is good for Kenyans is good for everybody. Right now there is police recruitment taking place. In the interest of transparency, we would want to see equity exhibited by knowing the rate of distribution across the country. Last but not least, on the Presidential Speech, I would like to support the President's concern to mainstream our fishing sector. I have had the honour to serve in Wajir in the North Eastern Province, and I know there is fish there. I also know that there is fish in Sagana. There is also fish in River Tana. The establishment of a fisheries board to mainstream this product, if not to ensure that fishermen who produce the fish which earns this country over Kshs3 billion have their share of the same, is long overdue. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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