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    "id": 221692,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Odoyo",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Ochieng Odoyo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is impunity that we, Kenyans, are afraid of, because we tried during the colonial times when our people were raped; they were raided and stolen from with impunity by the white man! The white man's burden, indeed, has become the black man's burden. But who is this black man? He is not necessarily a Kikuyu; he is not necessarily a Luo; he is not necessarily a Kamba. Who is this man, who, indeed, is able to rape Kenyans of their public coffers? This is the man that we have to go after. He is not a tribal man, he is a thief! And we have to go after this thief without saying: \"This man is from my tribe\", because this same man is not only hurting your tribe. If we are talking about Kikuyus, they are the largest tribe in Kenya. They have the richest and the poorest people in Kenya. When this economy is going down, they suffer the most, and if you do not believe me, look at the thugs in Mungiki . Look at the people hijacking the streets! Those are the people who do not have a livelihood. They do not have an opportunity, and many of them are Kikuyus. Therefore, I urge the Government that they should not cheat themselves by saying that this is a Kikuyu Government; they can, therefore, steal and hurt this 1416 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 16, 2007 country. Indeed, the more you steal, the more you hurt this country and the more you are hurting your own fellow tribesmen because they are the most and, therefore, the most likely to be hurt. We shall continue seeing them hurting. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I move on, let me take a quick look at the Electricity Regulatory Board (ERB). On that particular board, the Public Investments Committee (PIC) recommended that there is an hon. Member of this House, Mr. Wetangula, who caused some loss of income. The PIC recommended recovery. It should be proper that such cases of PIC where we have hon. Members who have been accused, this House should collect that money automatically upon recommendation of PIC."
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