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    "id": 690823,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First and foremost, I would like to thank you for the Session that is ending today. People in this country have really felt the authority of the legislative arm of Government. Some of the laws that have gone through in this Session that is ending today have really had a huge effect in this country. One is the amendment we did on the Banking Act. With the presidential assent, that has really made the cost of living in this country to go down. People have been suffering with huge debts. That has given the people of this country a sigh of relief in terms of the cost of living. The other thing that has happened is the Bill that has just been passed today. I have seen the media now names the Bill as the Bill that bars party hopping. This Bill contains many other important things other than the party hopping issue. The party issue has been so huge in the House that it has overtaken the other issues that have been done inside that Bill. Some of my colleagues who complained about the party hopping are party leaders. Some are starting third and fourth forces. People might go to them to look for certificates to run in the next elections. If people will come to you to ask for certificates to run in constituencies, wards and in the presidential election, why are you worried about party hopping? Hon. Speaker, it is high time that somebody must adopt the orphans you have taken care of, as Hon. Mule has alluded to. From tomorrow, they must look for foster parents either in Jubilee or in the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD). They will not survive anymore in the status they are living now because from tomorrow, you either belong to a serious party or you are party-less."
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