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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will try to be relevant especially speaking after Hon. Mwangi. Article 132 of the Constitution allows the President to address this Parliament once every year in two aspects. He can choose to address us during the State of the Nation Address and secondly, he can choose to address us during a Special Sitting of Parliament. The State of the Nation Address does not have to be delivered in Parliament. I assume the President gave a Special Speech to Parliament because looking at his Speech, the fears which I had on 31st March, 2016 have been confirmed. The President did not give the State of the Nation Address. I want to give my reasons for the same. There is nothing that stops the President from addressing a Special Sitting of Parliament and campaigning for Jubilee’s re-election. That is perfectly within his purview and is provided for under Article 132 of the Constitution. But it should be very clear that he is addressing the nation in a Special Sitting and not the State of the Nation Address. Having said that, first, I want to struggle to pick what the President said on 31st March, 2016 regarding what he termed as the successes of the Jubilee Government."
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