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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shidiye",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Muktar Shidiye",
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    "content": "add value to his people. However, today hon. Dr. Musimba has lost his cool. He is involved in a task which is unnecessary. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have known our current Speaker for many years. He came through a by-election. He won an election and he lost an election but at no given time has he ever lost his cool. This is a large House; it has 349 Members. These hon. Members are from different backgrounds. There are professionals who are doctors, lawyers, engineers and businessmen. There are people who are modestly educated. There are others who have been -because they are people’s representatives - beach boys, watchmen and doctors. This is the Assembly of Kenya. It is a reflection of Kenya. You cannot pigeon- hole these people into a single mind. The people who have elected the hon. Members know why they have elected them. This hon. Speaker has brought a lot of reforms. I know he is a stickler to rules. He understands rules and he is a very clever lawyer. The fact that he is stickler to rules and he does not like to bend the rules, he develops enemies. That does not necessarily mean that he hates the hon. Members. Most often he is misunderstood by some hon. Members. We should give him the benefit of the doubt. Hon. Kaparo was here for three full terms. Hon. Marende was here for one term. In the fullness of time, after five years when we assess his career and achievement, you will realise that he was a man of dignity; a very open guy; a guy who is a stickler to rules; a happy lucky-go guy; an approachable fellow and a guy who did what he did. Hon. Leshore and I fought for the reforms of this Parliament. We are the ones who started the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). He was the Chief Whip and I was his deputy. The fruits you enjoy here were brought by hon. Leshore and I at that time and people cannot even remember. He is a senator currently and on a wheelchair. We did very good things for this Parliament and for this country. Today you are all enjoying those fruits and very few people can even remember. Perhaps, you will remember when hon. Muturi leaves. That is when you will remember that he did something. When hon. Muturi leaves that is the time you will remember the good things he did. I know there is no perfect guy. Everybody has his own lows. Everybody has his own weakness but I know hon. Speaker has tried his level best. With those few remarks, I oppose this Motion."
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