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    "content": "I am honoured. I just want to make my maiden speech because it is my first time to speak on the Floor of this House. I am a new Member of Parliament, and so I might mess up here and there. I hope the old hon. Members will not try to stop me from contributing. I feel honoured because this is an opportunity that I have got to represent the people of Cherangany. I would like to thank the people of Cherangany Constituency for electing me and putting their hope in a new independent-minded person to represent them in this House. First of all, I want to contribute to the Motion of the day. It is about amending the Standing Orders to increase the membership in the committees of the House. I would like to support that. I would like us to increase the number of members of committees. I was looking for the committee concerning sports. As a sports person, or an athlete, I feel that sports is a big thing in this country. But you find that it does not have its own committee. It forms just a small fraction of another big committee. I think sports should have a committee because our sports people are ambassadors out there. We should have a very strong representation and be protected by the House, so that the crooks out there do not go in and destroy sports in this country. As an Independent minded hon. Member, I want to tell all hon. Members of this House that, for us to move this country to the next level, we have to unite, so that we can all have the unity of purpose to move this country forward. We need not talk about being in CORD or being in JUBILEE. I think that was during the election time; now politics is over. We have come to this House and we have been given a responsibility. Let us do our duty and make sure that this country is represented very well. That is our duty; that is what we need to move this country forward. As I continue representing you outside this country as an athlete, and also as I represent my people here as a Member of Parliament, I promise I will do my best. This time I finished fifth but next time I promise I will bring home a gold medal. I will give it to the Speaker to hang up over there; it will be an honour. I will be the first Member of Parliament to do that. I am very excited. Thank you so much. I would like to ask a question and I need the Chair’s guidance. When are we getting the cards because some of us are very tiny and we cannot catch your eye? As soon as we get the cards, maybe, you will see our names popping up there and then pick on us. But this business of competing to catch you eyes by standing up--- Some hon. Member told me here: “The Speaker cannot see you because you are too dark”. That is not my fault; I was born in the Rift Valley. So, you may not see this far, but I would like to say that as soon as we get the cards, we will stop competing to stand up so as to catch your eye. That will be very good. Thank you so much. God bless you and God bless Kenya. Thank you so much."
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