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    "id": 307483,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I may take the position of the Chairman, who has lead our Committee very well, I want to take this opportunity to support the Bill. I also want to thank our Kenya Defence Forces for the splendid work that they have continued to do for our country. As others have mentioned, they are out there in Somalia as we speak and we must thank and encourage them. They have continued to earn respect for Kenya. They are there restoring stability within a country that has remained torn apart for over 20 years; a country that the Americans themselves attempted to put some order only for them to receive some form of embarrassment. There are many other acts that the military performs and has performed in the recent past that may have escaped many people. I belong to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa and in the last couple of weeks, we were unfortunate to have some members involved in a road accident in Tanzania. The President instructed our military to get over to Tanzania and rescue the Kenyans who had difficulties. That was done and the Tanzanians themselves commended, acknowledged and appreciated that Kenyans and our Army have such respect and can do such a wonderful job to rescue one of their own when in difficulties. It is good to appreciate because that is something that Kenyans do not know it is being done by the Army. It is just the other day that they were also involved in rescuing people who were under debris in Embakasi. Other agencies had difficulties performing the same exercise, but when they moved there, they rescued lives. This is what our security men should do and help Kenyans when they are in states of distress. May I also take the opportunity to thank the Minister and of course the Government---"
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