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    "id": 752518,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyoo",
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        "legal_name": "James Onyango Oyoo",
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    "content": "I take this opportunity to thank the Muhoroni electorate who elected me on a different party with a big majority even though I was not in the ‘normal’ Luoland party. I believe in the four years I have been representing their interests in this House, I have made a mark and I must inform this House that this mark can only be interpreted this way: you cannot beat me in election. So, some people have resulted to taking shortcuts by going to court to retrieve the seat from me, but the public has refused. The public is saying that it cannot allow that. I want to thank the Hon. Speaker for his very able leadership. He was equal to the task. I know that you did not get favour from across the divide of the House, but you tried your best. I am personally indebted to you. I want to inform this House that there are some small things that are bound to touch your heart. This House had more than 300 people. One day I found my name among the list of few privileged people who were sponsored to go to the USA to the National State Legislative Council. I have always wondered aloud that if the Speaker, on his own, would do a list of about 12 people out of the more than 300 people in this House and I was one of them, then that was surely remarkable. I thank you sincerely on behalf of the people of Muhoroni. I had very good working relations with you. I also had good working relations with the members of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and my colleagues across the divide. Hon. Duale always thought that I was in Jubilee because I was very open. Of course, I did not come here on an ODM ticket. The ODM people always viewed me with suspicion, but they came to a different conclusion later when they realised that I was among the most steadfast Members on the opposite bench. This is because some of their own who were elected on the ODM ticket easily and quickly sold out to Jubilee because Hon. Duale splashed some freebies at them."
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