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    "content": "Government Business and how one hopes that I will continue in that other responsibility. However, I will not be coming here but I will keep a very close eye on what goes on. It has been a tremendous experience. At a personal level, I thank the people of my own constituency, Mwingi North, because this is my 28th year consecutively serving them as their Member of Parliament and so one really does not find words enough to describe that sense of honour bestowed on him by a constituency. Only God knows how deeply appreciative I am. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will recall that as we ushered in this Tenth Parliament, there was serious tragedy affecting our country. The country was literally bleeding. The country was literally on fire and I recall the swearing in ceremony itself was no less acrimonious but you handled it. In fact, it was that moment in time that you actually took charge of the affairs of this nation and by extension in a very significant manner, the destiny of our country. Therefore, we cannot be tired of congratulating you and wishing you well as, indeed, we know that we are not seeing the last of Speaker Kenneth Marende. Therefore, as we move out there, we know where our hearts are. Emerging from those very difficult days, five years later, new hon. Members of this House have helped our country to make great progress. Our nation struggled for half a century to be able to find its footing and for 20 years groped literally in the dark in search of a new Constitution to be able to replace the Lancaster House law. I want to thank the hon. Mutava Musyimi. In fact, he was part of that initial struggle and he did well along with many others who really wanted to give our country a new Constitution. Hon. Imanyara also stands out in this regard. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, on the 27th of August 2010, we promulgated our new Constitution. This was a historic achievement that this Tenth Parliament can be truly proud of. For the passage of the current Constitution, you deserve unreserved commendation and with it, we launched literally the rebirth of the Kenyan nation. I said the other day that I am sure that the incoming leadership will be able to remember every hon. Member of this Tenth Parliament and if there will be some who have not been given national honours and recognition, I am sure they all deserve it. It has not always been easy or indeed flawless. Neither did we always show up when we needed to but overall, this Tenth Parliament in its lifetime has passed a record number of Bills and in a new record time sometimes. Last night was a classic example. We looked at the Order Paper. The committees and all must congratulate you. As we congratulate you, we must congratulate the Deputy Speaker and the chairpersons of the Speaker’s Panel who have actually ably assisted you because they went through, like yesterday the Committee Stage was heavy and we were able to do justice up and until early this morning when, in fact, a lot of hon. Members should be excused for not being here because they thought the House literally adjourned. Many a times, the hon. Members of this House have worked until midnight to ensure that crucial Bills are passed. This spirit has hugely contributed to the rebranding that Kenya has actually been undergoing and continues to undergo. Our progress as a nation has been just that – progress. However, we must remain sober and aware that we must go much further than where we have come from. There is much more work to be done. Let us honour what we have gotten right even as we continue the great work of perfecting the leadership and governance of this nation."
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