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    "id": 517189,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 431,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. First and foremost, is to commend the Mover of this Motion, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. I had the privilege to serve in the ad hoc Committee that came up with this Bill. We went to many counties and, therefore, this Bill meets the threshold of Article 10 of the Constitution which calls for the participation of the citizenry in every matter that is legislative policy in terms of ensuring that decisions that we make conform to the spirit and the general aspirations of the public. I, therefore, wish to commend Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o through this leadership to have come up with such an elaborate Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the word “Harambee” is on our coat of arms. I think the motto upon which this country was established was that we needed to pull together. I think this motto continues to inform the very work about putting our nation State into one of the first class nations in the world and particularly in Africa. The word “Harambee” in its connotation as we know it today is almost one of those things that every politician shudders when they hear it being mentioned. I therefore---"
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