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    "id": 62055,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/62055/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion by Mr. Ogindo. I want to thank the hon. Member, who is my good friend, for bringing such an important Motion at a time when we are, as a country, beginning to appreciate the importance of having a new Constitution. This is a Constitution that apart from Article 211 under which this Motion has been brought, also under Article 35 gives, for the first time, Kenyans a right to information. It is now a right of every citizen to have access to information held by the State. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must also appreciate the position taken by the two principals yesterday by managing to rise above their differences and diffusing the tension that was threatening the implementation of the Constitution in this country. We thank the President and the Prime Minister for providing leadership yesterday. Today, this nation is taking a sigh of relief because of what happened yesterday. We are very optimistic that the journey towards the implementation of the new Constitution will now proceed. We hope that with sobriety and putting aside partisan interests we can, as a country and as leaders, ensure that Kenyans enjoy these fruits."
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