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    "id": 492455,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Simiyu",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for a chance to contribute to this very important Motion. From the outset, hon. Waiganjo is the first person I have heard touch on the body of the President’s Address. In fact, maybe the Leader of Majority Party should borrow a leaf from the President and sometimes cede authority to other people. Maybe hon. Waiganjo would have moved this Motion much better than the Leader of Majority Party. This is because he has exposed the content and gone on to point out the salient features that are very key. What hon. Waiganjo has just done gives a very sober approach to the whole thing rather than all the drama that has characterized the whole issue. He brings a very sober mood to it. The House Business Committee went against the President’s disposition. The President wants to obey the rule of law, but the House Business Committee does not want. So, we have to debate this matter which is before the court, whether international or not. However, Article 147 is an auto pilot Article. The moment the President steps out, the Deputy President takes over. It is an auto pilot Article. Definitely, this being politics, we had to find something that can create some drama, which Jubilee is very good at and they have milked it for what it is worth. The whole idea of handing over power including the motorcade is really drama. If it was that way, then the Deputy President should have been working from State House, but he was working from the Office of the President here. We know the President works from State House. Then the Deputy President should have been working from State House. But because it was just meant for the drama and the politics of it, we appreciate it. We are all also politicians and we understand what drama and politics is all about. That is best exemplified when the Leader of Majority Party was saying here that the Leader of CORD and the former Vice-President left the country when the Deputy President was given time to rule. I do not know whether sometimes his brain hears what his mouth is saying. This is because what he is saying is a double edged sword. Is he trying to imply that the Deputy President can be vindictive? Is that what he is implying? That is why I asked whether his brain hears what his mouth is saying. The things he is saying are dangerous. There is the issue of riding in the same limousine. As hon. Wamalwa pointed out, this is a country led by a President and his deputy. Whether we are in the Opposition or not, those are the leaders of this country. We want them all alive and safe. Surely, even if it is for drama because you are good at drama, let the security forces move in clearly and give proper advice. That was not good to the extent that even somebody grabs the President’s hands and refuses with it because, generally, a mwananchi rarely gets a chance to shake the President’s hand. So, when he gets hold of it, he does not want to let go. We need proper security services to ensure that our leaders are secure wherever they go. That was a very big security lapse which should not be allowed. It was an extraordinary move, we agree. The first President of this country never did it. The second President never did. The third President never did. Somebody even mentioned that if it were Raila, probably he would never do it. However, the question is: 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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