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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Onyancha",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Onyancha",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to rise in support of this Motion. I want to start by sincerely thanking the great people of Bonchari for electing me and my party ODM for returning my stolen ticket during the nominations which eventually brought me to Parliament. I want to thank the following people. First, my party for appointing me to very important committees such as Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Committee on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIOC), the House Business Committee under His Excellency the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs who has served us very well. I want to say that I came to Parliament and felt completely at home from day one mainly because I knew many people who were here before. His Excellency the Vice- President and Minister for Home Affairs and I worked in the same building when we were in our 20s. Therefore, I was in good hands. Others include Prof. Ongeri, G. Nyamweya whom I grew up with in the great hill of Nyanchwa, my neighbours, Dr. Robert Monda, Ndambuki, Muoki and Joe Nyagah, who were my bankers in the 70s, Mr. Dalmas Otieno in whose constituency I went to primary school. I followed him to Cardinal Otunga, Strathmore, the University of Nairobi and ALICO. Prof. Kamar was working under me as a Member of the Council at Moi University in the 90s and many others. Mr. Kimunya was our Chairman in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). I must also thank His Excellency the President, His Excellency the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs and the Rt. hon. Prime Minister for the good work they have done in putting the kingpin in the country together. However, when we were paying tribute to the President, we forgot to thank his wife and family. All the families of all the people I have mentioned and all politicians really sacrifice for us to be here. We must recognize the role they play and thank them most sincerely. We have tried in this Parliament to push the agenda of the youth, women and the aged. In the next Parliament, I hope that we will provide budget processors, payments for the aged across the whole society and for widows."
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