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    "id": 446984,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. May I take this opportunity to appeal to Kenyans to maintain peace, particularly in this period when we are going home. It is said that CORD will organize a rally called “ Saba Saba” on Monday . May I remind the nation that, indeed, Saba Saba was an idea that was conceived in my constituency by my predecessor, hon. Kenneth Matiba and when he was conceiving that idea, the whole notion was about peaceful mass action, peace and specific demands. I take pride that in the 1990 Saba Saba, the vehicle that ferried Mr. Shikuku and Mr. Orengo was a vehicle from my village called Koimbi. The vehicle was owned by a person called “Mr. Gachoka”. Taking that into account, I would appeal to Kenyans not to resort to violence when they are trying to resolve their issues. I have looked at the Kenyan political history and it has a lot of blood. Many people from my community have really suffered as a result of that. If you look at those people who tend to suffer, you will find that it is the poor person or the poor farmer out there, for instance, in the Rift Valley or in Central. But the cause happens to be a politician in Nairobi. It is very unfair that quarrels of some few politicians in Nairobi cause the poor people to suffer. To that extent, I pray that no recurrence of violence is going to affect poor people. I have read stories that some people have started to migrate from Naivasha and Nakuru, which is very bad. That is a poor person who is doing his work in a flower farm, for 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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