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    "id": 349079,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyammo",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Thombe Nyammo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I will begin by adding my voice to those who have already said to you “congratulation for a job well done”. All of us can recall the amount of tension that prevailed on the first day this House was sworn-in. We had our fears but when you rose, you gave guidance. You gave indications of leadership and integrity. You rose above partisan politics. You have since led this House to greater heights. You brought sobriety. You have guided us. We have all learnt from you. All that one can do is wish you well. If you still have the energy and wish to serve the next Parliament, where I would like to be, we wish you well. The second point is for me to thank the people of Tetu, who gave me an opportunity to serve them for the last five years. I have enjoyed thoroughly serving them. I have done what we have done with them not singly but together united by a purpose of empowering and transforming Tetu. I have done well but a lot still remains to be done and hence my request for another five years to continue serving them. I would like to thank the Chairmen of the two Departmental Committees in which I served. I served in the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology under hon. David Koech; and on the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) under the chairmanship of my good friend, hon. Ekwee Ethuro. I learnt a lot. In the two Committees, I saw dedication of serving Kenyans wherever they are; and dedication of fighting injustice, in particular when we dealt with the rural development of Kenya through the CDF. It is my pride to acknowledge the fact that every corner of Kenya, where previously there were no schools or dispensaries or health centres now has these"
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