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    "id": 302611,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces; the hon. Speaker, the hon. Deputy Speaker; the hon. Deputy Prime Minister, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta; the Commissioners. I have been asked by the Prime Minister to read this very short Statement. He is out on official business in the United Kingdom including witnessing the closure of the Olympic Games in which Kenyans are participating in a big way. I join on this occasion to salute the House and hon. Members as we mark this achievement of the opening of this ultra modern chamber of our Houses of Parliament. Today signifies the end of one era that started almost 50 years ago and ushering in the advent of a new one. It ushers in the best that modern technology can do in facilitating the business of law-making for the country. It brings in much needed space and comfort that the National Assembly has not had for some time now. It also shows that with commitment and dedication we in Kenya can actually realize the dream of a modern, efficient and user-friendly facility here in Parliament. I have no doubt that this achievement is not common even among our peers. I applaud the manner in which this project has been executed and commend the Speaker and the parliamentary staff including the Clerk and the Parliamentary Service Commission. What is more important, however, is the manner in which this modern Chamber symbolizes the deepening of our democratic standing in the community of nations in line with the Constitution as promulgated in August, 2010. This new Parliament should facilitate and expedite the transactions of this House in the well-known tradition of the best democracies in the world. In particular, I hope that it will usher in an era in which we debate issues soberly and with unity of purpose as a country in the best tradition for which those democratic parliaments are known. I also note that the new Parliament has made provisions for the new set-up occassioned by devolution. We are moving to a bicameral Parliament which will bring issues of concern by the Kenyan people to the national table much more formidably. Finally, I urge that as leaders, we roll up our sleeves to embrace the best of technology that the new House has provided and also to remember that we have a historic responsibility to steer this country to a peaceful transition into the new constitutional dispensation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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