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    "id": 668931,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/668931/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1453,
        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
        "slug": "johana-ngeno-kipyegon"
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    "content": "My friends, let us be patriotic to this country. Let us love our people. These Kenyans are our people. They have nowhere to go. They want to benefit from this Republic. Let us not create tension next time we make appointments. The moment we always consider some communities and leave others, other communities will feel that they have to fight to be in government to appoint their people. Such a situation creates a nation that will eventually fall. We want a nation that will rise and remain united. We also want people to believe they belong to this country. We want every Kenyan to own this country. I support this Motion reluctantly. My advice is that we do not make this country approach a precipice where people fight tooth and nail to own it or make it theirs. We need a system where everybody feels it is a win-win situation. It is the situation where everyone benefits from the Government even if they do not win the presidency. This is just an advice to everybody, whether it is a sitting government or an incoming one. That means the national Government, the county governments and all other organisations. Every Kenyan must feel represented everywhere. We are paying taxes. This is something which the people who do public appointments must understand. Everybody in this country pays taxes. If those taxes are going to salaries, why would you want particular people to be earning salaries while you make all of us pay taxes? We pay taxes to make all things happen in the country. You cannot tell us you want a section of this country to run it because they are in the Government and yet they are not the only ones paying taxes. Let us be careful. I belong to a community which is always represented in these appointments. I do not mince. Our names never miss. You are making us look bad in the eyes of the nation."
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