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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mohamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Halima Abdille Mohamud",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, on the outset, I thank the Mover of the Bill for moving this important Bill. I support it. I had the opportunity to look at this Bill because I sit in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare where we conducted public participation and hearing. It is a good Bill. There are various heroes and heroines from different counties who are not recognised both at the national and county levels. For example, in the Somali Community, we have an old man by the name Mohammed Noor Ali. He is famously known as Mzee Ma Noor. At the age of 40 years, he became a councillor. In addition, he was a freedom fighter from the northern part of the country. He was detained together with the first President Jomo Kenyatta. To some extent, he was honoured by the first President of this Republic. To my dismay, last month Mzee who is currently 80 years old, visited the immigrations office to get a passport to go to the Haji and perform his religious duties: It took him almost a month to get a passport. He is a true patriot who fought for the Independence of this country. So, it was not fair to treat him in that way. In Mandera County, in the last incident of a terror attack where 14 people were massacred, there was a 22 year old lady; a wife of the owner of the house where the 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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