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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Motion and want to indicate that I agree with the Leader of Majority Party that we need to work towards cohesion. I have said that before and I want to repeat again that this country is extremely divided along ethnic lines. The other day hon. Kalonzo Musyoka said something and people were condemning him for it. I made a comment on it in my Facebook page and many of my Kikuyu friends were offended. I want to repeat that a lot of times, people want to speak the truth. I love people who speak the truth. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this country is divided along ethnic lines. Unless and until somebody is brave enough to look at ethnicity in the face and deal with it for what it is, we will have worse situations than we have seen in other countries. I am hoping that this time, even as we go on recess, I would like to challenge the Executive to take the bull by the horns and slay ethnicity so that we can move forward as a nation. I am happy that at this point we are going back to our constituencies and serve our constituents. I am also hoping this time, we will have an opportunity to visit Cabinet Secretaries and be able to share respective issues that are of concern to our constituencies like the Mbita Bridge, where the contractors were withdrawn. It is a worrisome trend that the Government does not seem to be following through the contracts of the former Government. A government is a government, whether the presidency changes or individuals change. It does not matter that it is the previous Government that initiated the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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