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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kinoti",
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Gatobu Kinoti",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With your permission, I would first wish to send my condolences to the families of the people who have lost their lives in the attacks that have occurred in the country over the last few weeks, several of them being from my constituency. The General Service Unit officer in Kapedo and two ladies killed in Mandera last week were from my constituency. I send my condolences to the families of all the Kenyans who have died in the attacks over the last few weeks. I rise to support this Bill knowing that as the saying goes, when an old man or woman suffers, it is like burning a library down. I want to look at this Bill, especially the article on the functions of the proposed Parliamentary Society of Kenya. One of the functions under Article 5(c) is to provide outreach programmes where former Members of Parliament can visit and speak to universities, academies, schools and voluntary groups and give a clear view of how Parliament works. I wish to note and observe that Kenyans should not look at this country as if it only serves Members of Parliament. It is worth noting that much of where Kenya is today is out of the active leadership of the Members of Parliament who have gone before us. For instance, in the teaching profession, the most powerful group is the Kenya National Union of Teachers, which came into being out of an Act of Parliament that was moved by the former President, hon. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi. It is also worth noting that the most successful system of devolution Kenya has ever had is definitely the Constituencies Development Fund, commonly known as the CDF, which was moved by a former Member of Parliament, hon. Muriuki Karue."
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