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    "id": 730750,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angatia",
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        "legal_name": "Ayub Savula Angatia",
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    "content": "Several Members of this Parliament have been here for four sessions, but they did not manage to achieve what I have achieved. I am also grateful to this House for the way it has conducted its business despite the fact that we were abused sometime back as pigs by the civil society. I urge the members of the civil society, who are condemning the 11th Parliament, that it is now time for them to go and eliminate the pigs through the electoral process and not through demonstrating outside the gates of Parliament. This adjournment period will also give us time to share family values and reflect on matters of family during the Easter Holiday season. I wish all Members a happy Easter. However, as we go for Easter, we have seen political temperatures rising every day because of nominations and especially in the main competitive parties of Jubilee and ODM. I would like to call upon the security forces in this country, led by the Attorney-General, to be on high alert to ensure that we do not have criminal elements disrupting the progress of elections during the primaries. This can move on and affect the general elections. I disagree with leaders who are saying that whoever got a direct nomination certificate got it unfairly. If you do not have an opponent like Hon. Chris here, how did you get it unfairly? I have not got my certificate, but I am the only single African National Congress (ANC) candidate in Lugari Constituency. Whom will I compete with? The primaries will be held on 16th, but I will just be walking in Lugari and enjoy eating Mandazi with my electorate because I am not facing any opponent. I am lucky because the people of Lugari have confidence in my leadership. So, let us not condemn those who got direct nominations. Opponents were supposed to come up. If Gor Mahia is going to play with AFC Leopards and their opponent, in this case the AFC Leopards, do not turn up, of course, the winner will be Gor Mahia. Let us not condemn people who got direct nominations because they had no opponents to face them during the primaries. Lastly, I have heard sentiments by Members in NASA and those in Jubilee regarding the establishment of separate tallying centres. These are purely private tallying centres that are not provided within the law. We know Kenyans will accept the only results that will be announced by the IEBC. I will also have my private tallying centre in my bedroom with my agents just to confirm that whatever is going on in the field is exactly what will be announced by the IEBC. There is nothing wrong with that. Let us not politicise this issue. I am asking my brother, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta to lead their flock in exercising peaceful campaigns towards the general elections. We do not want a repeat of Mr. Anan coming here and guys going to the ICC. We want peaceful elections. Kenya is one and we shall go back to our houses and live with our families even after the elections. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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