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    "speaker_name": "The Senator for Isiolo County",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Dr.) Kuti): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleagues in congratulating you, your deputy and all elected and nominated Senators. I would also like to most sincerely congratulate the Kenyan electorate for participating in a very peaceful election; before, during and after the election. I would, in fact, like to congratulate also all the Presidential candidates, especially hon. Raila because of the manner in which he behaved after the election. This is because it is the coming together of the President and hon. Raila that further cemented the peaceful environment that we are enjoying now. But, of course, a lot needs to be done to heal the country. I would urge all Kenyans to put peace first because our country is above everybody else. Therefore, we need to move on. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, I would like also to thank the people of Isiolo County for electing me for now the third time; the first two terms as a Member of Parliament and now as their elected Senator. I would like to pledge to them that I will do all my best to make sure that our county reaches very high levels of development by working together with other elected leaders and the community itself. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a new dawn. Everytime we start; starting from the time there was a NARC wave, Kenyans have a lot of hope and expectations. The good thing now is that we have gone through this very peacefully--- We have had ten years of very progressive development and I think we are now at a stage to fly if our leaders – all the elected leaders from the counties to the national level – focus on development and put politics aside. This is the opportune time to take off and make Kenya reach a higher level of development, reduce poverty and create wealth. I think everybody should seize this moment and especially the President and the Deputy President. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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