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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, because I am addressing the nation. I want the nation to know that I am advancing my opinion and the opinion of those as many as they are who think that we should address the issue of the cost of maintaining the administrative structure under the new Constitution. In that opinion, I am not vindictive, I have addressed all the sects knowing that in the eyes of the Lord, living with or without disability we are all equal, and I have confirmed that many people have won elections and will continue to do so. I know these things better than Sen. Njoroge. Today, you do not have a disability, tomorrow you have one because you become one by getting involved in an accident. So, it is neither here nor there, we want all Kenyans to be looked at as equals. We should make sure that we level the playing ground for various people to enjoy access to the electorate. In fact, in my mind the biggest challenge the youth have, the women, and the persons living with disabilities is accessing the voter. Many people once they access the voter, people realise that this is a better leader this is the Kenya I want where all people are equal; people to compete equally and they get what they want. Today, the Kenya you have is where people access offices based on ethnicity, friendship and nepotism. That is a bad way and is just another way of running our country. In the fullness of time, this debate of reducing the number of constituencies and counties so that they become economically viable, scraping positions that can otherwise have the intentions of having those offices achieved in a more inclusive way, is the thing of the future. The current situation is dynamics of emotions. Let me tell you, Members, because some of us played a very critical role in the fight to pass this Constitution; I remember sitting in certain meetings where people were agreeing that if you do not include this clause here, this Constitution --- I support."
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