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    "id": 402488,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Mercy Corps have done a good job; unless you have serious intelligence report on Mercy Corps, it will be very sad if we use the Floor of the House to---- I am sure hon. Members sitting here maybe in your constituency, Mercy Corps has done some work or Action aid has done it. Please, let us refrain from using the Floor of the House to raise serious allegations. On the issue of Eliud Owalo, from where I stand, Eliud Owalo does not work for an NGO; he works for a serious coalition in this country. Based on what the Criminal Investigations Department had on Eliud Owalo, he is under investigation. I am not dealing with political parties; I am dealing with NGOs, unless hon. Wandayi will tell us that Eliud Owalo has left the CORD Coalition and ODM Party and he is now working for an NGO; that one I am not aware of. He is a man I respect a lot. Hon. Kanini Kega says he is not convinced. You know we do not want to raise temperatures when there is no NGO planning, when there is no foreign embassy funding, when there is no foreign organization funding. If they are there, please let us get the information; we have very able committees that can even call the Director of National Intelligence Service and any security institutional head, including the Inspector General to explain. Hon. Kanini Kega talked about Mercy Corps and ‘Yes You Can’ is a youth organization. I want to confirm that, the biggest youth organization funded by USAID for the past six years is in my constituency. It is called ‘Garissa Youth Group” and is funded by the United States of America. I know what they do. So, there are many youth organizations, many women organizations, there are many water, sanitation and health projects funded by NGOs in our country; MPs are aware of them. So, let us not defame respectable donor institutions and donor funded NGOs. Lastly, the great lady of Nairobi, hon. (Ms) Shebesh, says it is in public domain. So, how do we draw the line between public domain and--- What I know is that people want to hold demonstrations to block the President. Even that, we are yet to see. Hon. (Ms) Shebesh if you are one of the crusaders of the people of Nairobi and Kenya, please share that public domain. I am sure the question sought, the intelligence, the national security docket, they have all shared and they said--- Today if, something has happened in Gem and hon. Jakoyo says we are not aware, you need to be specific. Tell us where the NGOs are based. Tell us where their offices are, what they are doing and such kind of information. But the question was very general. Hon. Pukose, my good friend and a Member of the coalition, please there will be nobody fixing hon. William Ruto. Hon. William Ruto does not need to be defended; he is a great leader who can defend himself, and we will stand with him. I do not think we should turn this into politics, and I am sure there is a lot of ---"
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