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    "id": 349247,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/349247/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is appropriate that all of us have said “thank you” to God for He has been faithful and gracious to all of us, Members of the Tenth Parliament. I want to congratulate my friends for paying tribute to the leadership of this country. Specific mention has been made of the Vice-President and Minister Home Affairs, and I cannot take that for granted. Some of the words, like those of my friend, hon. John Mututho, were truly touching. The little things that we do sometimes do not mean much, but I think others do observe. This has been a tremendous company of leaders. As we go out, I repeat my remarks that I wish all of us well. I wish all of us God’s success and His own will. Let us hold together those values which make us one nation. I repeat that we put Kenya first and follow thereafter. We have paid tribute to our men and women who were doing a great service to us in Somalia. We continue to pray for them. Hon. Sam Ongeri, in particular, did pay tribute to them. We all join him in that regard. Of course, I am very grateful to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Kibaki because when we got together to stabilise this nation, there were those of us who, perhaps, did not understand. What informed my decision was the fact that you cannot, as they say in Kiswahili Language, help repair your neighbour’s house as yours crumbles. We had time to do a great job, in terms of bringing peace in the sub-region. When I left briefly, I had the privilege of meeting with the First Sudanese Vice- President, hon. Ali Osman Twaha, who gave me a briefing just like he gave a briefing to"
}