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    "id": 341776,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, clearly we can go on and on in trying to thank God for the life and times of President Mwai Kibaki. Going down the memory lane, I remember that when he felt greatly offended as Mr. Dalmas Otieno has tried to point out, he actually went the extra mile and said--- Those days, rigging was becoming the order of the day. President Kibaki was quoted saying: “Even rigging requires some intelligence.” I recall Your Excellency, as the Leader of the Official Opposition, one time we all came to this House and the chanting was: “No reform, no budget!” Now see how far you have brought this country. That is because you are onto solid reforms because of our new Constitution and future holds bright. Your Excellency, in Africa, leaders leave office when they are least popular. If today a genuine opinion poll was carried out, I think Your Excellency would score over 90 per cent. This is truly phenomenal if one comes to think of it. Therefore, as we wish you well, God’s blessing into happy retirement, one of the things Members of Parliament had requested me to mention was that during this year’s Presidential Awards, it was only the Member for Vihiga, Mr. Yusuf Chanzu and Mr. Abdikadir who were honoured, for which we are grateful. However, the way this House; the Tenth Parliament, has applied itself, in fact, I dare suggest that if there is any Member who is not actually honoured to date, a way could be found to get all of them appropriately honoured. That is because they have delivered a new Constitution, they are truly deserving they have actually been your co-labourers in making this country better. We thank you and we wish you God’s blessing. Thank you Your Excellency."
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