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    "id": 456227,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angwenyi",
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        "legal_name": "Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a great day for me because we are going to admit one of the founding Members of Parliamentary Service Commission, hon. (Dr.) Abdulahi Ibrahim Ali. I will give a short history on how we came up with Parliamentary Service Commission. I remember we used to meet at the Japanese and German Embassies for two years without the Government knowing. Otherwise, they could have clobbered them. At that time, I was an Assistant Minister in the Office of the President and the President did not know that I was participating, together with hon. (Dr.) Ali and others, in efforts to form the Parliamentary Service Commission. Once we formed it, hon. (Dr.) Ali was the one of the founding commissioners of the Parliamentary Service Commission. We then embarked on our work. That man - and I can see him over there - when he is determined to get something, he will get it before he leaves. I remember going to Mzee hon. Nyachae’s office, when he was the Minister for Finance and said: “We cannot leave here until we increase our salary from Kshs73,000 to Kshs218,000.” We said: “We cannot move!” This man said he was going to die there and Mzee hon. Nyachae had to accede to our demands. So, by him coming back to what he created partly shows that he has the appreciation. It also encourages us to create things; to bring Bills here which would empower Parliament and the citizens of Kenya. On the second nominee, Ms. Lonah Mumelo, she is a great girl. I met her twice - not privately – but in public."
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