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    "id": 645436,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Manje",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. When the President of the United States of America (USA) came to this country, he gave a piece of advice to the Opposition; that wishing their President to fail is wishing their country to fail, pointing out that such attitude will derail development. When the Opposition sat down and thought of whistling in this House, they were planning on how the President will fail to give his State of the Nation Speech. The Opposition wanted him and the country to fail. I abhor that action. It is a very bad act, especially when it happens in Parliament. The President has a constitutional duty to give the national values through the State of the Nation Address to the country, and address security and the international obligation issues of this country. We have national symbols to respect. For example, we have the National Anthem, the Coat of arms and the National Flag of this country that we all respect. We normally stand when the National Flag is being raised. Anybody who abuses our national symbols is deemed to have committed a crime against the covenant that Kenyans have together as a nation. To crown it all, the President is a national symbol. So, if you try to distort that national symbol, it is like you are shaking the core that holds the covenant of this country together. That is wishing this country to go asunder."
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