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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank my colleague and friend, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o and his team for coming up with this Bill. I know it is not an easy burden to carry. I remember when Hon. Wamwere’s Committee was going round the country; there were so many accusations against Members of that Committee. People said they were anti-development because they did not want people to hold harambees. Similarly, when Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o brought this Motion about enactment of a statute that would regulate harambees and it was passed in this Senate, there are some people who did not understand what he and his team were trying to do. They started out a propaganda that, probably this Bill and their contemplated legislations was going to stop harambees. I congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o in taking this burden. If you want to make Kenya different and to move ahead into this century, somebody has to take the burden. Just about a week and half ago, the President of Uruguay handed over power to a new president; the poorest president in the world. He died when his popularity rate was over 80 per cent. He used to drive a twenty year old Volkswagen, had a three-legged dog and one tractor. He used to drive that Volkswagen himself. The demonstration is that when you offer leadership and do the right thing with it, people will always support your leadership. If that former President wanted to run for a third term, if it were possible, he would have been voted back. I know that in Uruguay, they do not allow consecutive terms; you can only go for one term and then try again after the expiry of the next term or a subsequent term. In Kenya, we are already talking about when this President completes his term after 10 years, we are going to enthrone a particular individual as president, then another one. This is part of the bad culture. It is only in backward, in fact, medieval The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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