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    "speaker_name": "Hon. James Lomenen Ekomwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Turkana South",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. I think Turkana is the farthest corner in this nation. If it does not talk, the nation has not spoken. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Speaker on his re-election, without forgetting the wonderful people of Turkana South who gave me a second opportunity of being in this Parliament. They also gave me an opportunity to elect the Speaker who is seated before us. I thank them and I ask God to continue sustaining them in Turkana until the time Jesus comes. May I also take this opportunity to thank my dignified President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, for his wonderful Speech: a speech that affirms that he is a mature president, experienced and is dignified. From the content of this Speech, it confirms that he is a president who is sober, wise and respects the rule of law. It is not just a cup of tea for someone to tell you that your election has been nullified and you just say thanks to God or the first words you say to Kenyans are: “Before I say anything, let peace prevail in Kenya.” That is a loving president. That is a president who deserves respect. How many presidents in this world have ever said such words? Count them. They are few who can say that, and people are taking Kenya for granted. I have a reason to thank His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta for his wise words of peace. The reason we have any government in this world is for, one, security and peace. If we do not have security then you have no nation. His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta has sustained this nation for five years and he has taken over. Who is worried? There is no mwananchi who has complained. It is only one person who is complaining every time. I want to ask every Kenyan: is it written in the Bible that it must be so and so who must lead this nation? It is not written. It is written in the hearts of Kenyans and they have spoken. They said that it is Uhuru Kenyatta who will lead them. They spoke for the second time that it is Uhuru Kenyatta. Now, can these people making noise tell us why they should make noise when Kenyans have not given them the mandate of leading them? You should not force yourself to lead Kenyans. Let Kenyans make their choice. And you must respect the choice of Kenyans. You must respect the choice of the majority. You must respect this Constitution and the sovereignty of Kenyans. The reason we vote is that Kenyans give all their rights to one person, to the Government, to the President to lead them. My constituents give their rights from all parts of the constituency for me to lead them. Who is this who goes against the will of the people? I want to support the President. The Judiciary committed what you call a Supreme Court coup. That was a coup. You cannot make such a decision. One, you have to consider the mood of Kenyans. You have to consider the security of Kenyans. I can imagine a presidential candidate saying, “It does not matter. We can go for election again, whether schools close, the children will not die.” That is not important. We have to respect our children. We have to respect our institutions. We have to respect everybody."
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