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    "id": 251289,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwiraria",
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        "legal_name": "David Mwiraria",
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    "content": "newspaper which carried the headline; \"Kibaki meets Kiraitu and Mwiraria at State House.\" I wish to state categorically, that I did not go to State House yesterday as alleged by the 776 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 27, 2006 newspaper. Furthermore, I did not request State House or his Excellency the President for any meeting, nor did His Excellency at State House, invite me to any such meeting as alleged by the newspaper. The whole story is a complete fabrication by the Standard Group, with the intention of defaming me and driving me away from His Excellency the President. The newspaper has over the last two months, carried out a malicious campaign to tarnish my name and has inter alia, made the following false accusations: The first one was made in February. The newspaper published a headline saying that Mwiraria resigned from his Ministerial Office because he was afraid that the US Embassy would deny him a visa to go to America. The newspaper also said that the US Ambassador had written to His Excellency the President and copied the letter to me, informing me of that fact. I checked with the USA ambassador who confirmed that they had done nothing of the sort. So, that was a story without any truth in it. On Tuesday, there was another headline that the people of Meru would not support President Kibaki unless Mr. Kiraitu and I are returned to the Cabinet. It would appear to be a kind of blackmail for His Excellency the President to re-appoint us to the Cabinet. Once again, for avoidance of any doubt, since I resigned my position as Minister for Finance, I have not solicited re-appointment to the Cabinet. I am fully aware that under the Constitution, it is only the President who has the prerogative to appoint Cabinet Ministers and he does not require any prompting from anyone. So, I really want to take this opportunity to request the management of The Standard Newspaper to desist from writing false stories about me for purposes of, perhaps, boosting their sales. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the far-fetched and defamatory stories about me which have been fuelled by the Standard Newspaper in the recent past, I have, today, instructed my advocate to take appropriate legal action against The Standard Newspaper."
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