{"id":751075,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/751075/?format=json","text_counter":1001,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kagwe","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":229,"legal_name":"Mutahi Kagwe","slug":"mutahi-kagwe"},"content":"Sorry, this is the Second Senate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are 45 million Kenyans in this country or thereabout and 67 individuals sat in this House. It is a blessing from God to have been one of the individuals. I thank the people of Nyeri County for having seen it fit that I serve them for the past four and a half years as their Senator. That is a privilege, an honour and something that I am going to value throughout my life. I particularly thank the people of Mukurweini Constituency who first elected me to Parliament. Because of my work in Mukurweini, I eventually got elected as a Senator. I have chosen not to continue in the process of being elected in Nyeri County for the time being. Like a previous speaker said, I agree that leadership can be elsewhere and not just in politics. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also echo those who have said that we worked together as a team. It is true that sometimes we disagreed but it is also the hallmark of a"}