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    "id": 572290,
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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am increasingly getting disappointed. As we applaud and welcome the arrival of former Senator, and now, the President of the United States of America (USA), hon. Barrack Obama; he is a great son of America who has ancestral roots in this great country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I listened to the Seconder of the Motion and I got worried because we are sending mixed signals. We talk this way but make about-turns and speak the opposite. This is the contradiction that has made our country look bad not only in the eyes of the people we represent but also in the eyes of foreigners. It is true that President Obama is coming to Kenya. However, it is not true that he decided to come to Kenya by accident or simply because he is about to retire. He is coming to Kenya because, first of all, he has historical ties in Kenya. However, most importantly, I believe that he is coming to Kenya because he believes – he said two weeks ago – that our country holds a lot of promise as a democracy on this part of the continent. It is a country that is at the cusp of takeoff; both in terms of democratic gain and human development in whatever way one will look at. The problem I have with people like my brother, Sen. Wetangula, is the negativity with which a leader of my calibre can stand here and treat Kenyans to how bad the country is. The truth of the matter is that like any other country, we have our own challenges. Nobody had disputed that. If it is corruption, some of the biggest corruption scandals that this country is still grappling with took place when some of the people, who 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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