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    "id": 46614,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving met his opportunity. I want to support this Motion and congratulate Mr. Mbadi for bringing it. Even as I support the Motion, I want to challenge the Committee on Implementation that it is time we took stock of the Motions that have been passed by this House, and find out how many have been implemented by the Government. We do not pass Motions in vain. My worry is that from the trend, we appear to be passing them in vain. I do not see any Motion that has been passed by this House that has been implemented. So, I would want to encourage the chairman of the Committee on Implementation to give us a report on what the position is in implementing Motions that we have passed in this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, again, in supporting this Motion, I would want to note that one time I described myself as a young person, because I was below 35 years. I do not know when I ceased being 35 years, because it catches you unaware. Because of that as hon. Members, we must always be aware that one day you are 35 years, and you do not know how soon you hit 70 years of age. We must be mindful not only of the older people we seek to assist--- When we chest thump and keep on saying we are the young generation, we will not notice it when we will suddenly turn 70 years old. I would want to say that the good Lord knew why we needed the wisdom of the old and vibrancy of the youth. We have very often seen that sometimes in our vibrancy as the younger generation or the youth, we overdo things. However, the older persons bring a sanitizing effect to our actions. That, therefore, means whether it is in leadership other facets of life, we need both the young and the old. So let us not think that, for instance, in matters of leadership, we only"
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