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    "id": 60006,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. E. I. Mohamed",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 82,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to support and contribute to the Presidential Address. I think the President clearly outlined the work that is expected of us, as Members of Parliament. It is high time hon. Members of this House took the time Kenya is in very seriously. It is a period in which our country can move forward better than any other time in history. We have a Constitution that was well negotiated and voted for by 70 per cent of Kenyans. It is this Parliament that will make sure that the enactment of the right laws to anchor and ensure its implementation takes place. My humble prayer to my colleagues and members of the public is that we stick with that course; that Kenya is bigger than any individual and any party. Therefore, we should come together, put a break to our weekend rallies and sound bites with the media, at least, up to December or the period it takes to ensure that we pass the laws that are necessary. It is my opinion that there are those who, by doing politics the usual way and crowding the real issues with usual politics, would like to take us back. They are few but it is very easy to fall into that trap where we are all, as a country, discussing things that will not make us progress but instead stick to sound bites in our media over the weekend as I would call them. Therefore, we must make sure that we uphold the law and pass all the necessary legislation to move this country forward."
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