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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Katuku",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Water and Irrigation",
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        "legal_name": "John Mutua Katuku",
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    "content": " Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I would want to join my colleagues to thank the committee for doing a good job. May 2, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1089 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Report which was tabled in this House about the Oceanographic Survey Vessel is very encouraging to me. At one time, having served in the Treasury, we were being accused, as a Government, to have done something wrong by contracting for this ship. I am, however, happy now that hon. Members have come forward to say the Government was right on this. This is very important. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we only need to look at the history of this issue. The only conclusion I can make is that, we have over-politicised all the contracts the Government has entered into, so long as we are not in that Government. It is important that we have a responsible Opposition and media. I have looked at one of the recommendations on this Report, and it says exactly that. For the interest of this country, we must be responsible for our utterances. We must be responsible for whatever we report in our newspapers and the Opposition must be responsible for what they utter in this House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has now become clear that the same Opposition, which was crucifying the Government, has come here today to verify the Government. I am happy the Opposition is becoming mature towards the of the life of this Parliament. However, they have become mature too late when they have done a lot of damage to this country. They need to apologise to Kenyans for the damage they have done to this Government and Kenyans for alleging that all Anglo Leasing projects were corrupt. They are now coming here to say: \"We were wrong\". They should say this very clearly and apologise. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with Mr. Keter. Dr. Murungaru was crucified here. Now, Mr. Keter is here verifying Dr. Murungaru. I want to join him in wishing to see Dr. Murungaru reappointed to the Cabinet. He was crucified for no good reason! Both sides of the House now agree that it was only politics. We must be careful about other people's careers. If Dr. Murungaru was not a tall and strong man, he would not be here. He would be in hospital somewhere recovering from a stroke. We must care about others. Let us not just do things for the sake of politics and spilling blood here. We must remember that others have a career."
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