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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mugambi Murwithania Rindikiri",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Buuri",
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        "legal_name": "Mugambi Murwithania Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Indeed, this is a good opportunity which the people of Buuri have given me by electing me as their Member of Parliament. Let me first thank the Almighty God for keeping me alive despite my grey hair from age 13. I am very proud of whom I am. I want to congratulate the Speaker for being elected to spearhead the business of this House, the Leader of the Majority Party and the Chief Whip for their elevation so that they can continue conducting the business of this House in order. I want to thank the people of Buuri for giving me an opportunity to serve them. It is, indeed, a very humbling experience. I represent the largest constituency in Meru County which can be described as Kenya because all the 42 tribes are represented in my constituency. Specifically, one of my campaign managers was from western Kenya and my secretary was a gentleman from Nyanza. I am so proud of leading this constituency. They elected me on a Jubilee ticket and I strictly followed the Jubilee manifesto. I was not opposed during the nominations and that gave me the privilege of becoming a representative of our President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. My constituency has issues and specifically lack of water. I would like to bring to the attention of this House that about three-quarters of my constituency, for the last two years, has not had rainfall. By delaying the business of the Government… Those who come from western Kenya or near the lake see a lot of water and so they do not know what happens to some of us. For those who have never been on top of the mountain, they have never seen what happens in the plains. Let me state that Buuri people solidly abide by the President and on 17th October 2017 we will vote for him. In Kimeru we say, “The day of circumcision is never postponed.” So, on 17th October 2017 we shall prove that we have done our part for the President. Members of the House, let me congratulate you for making it this far. It is not easy. To our President, I have a word for him. I believe in the Bible, the Book of Luke 13:31-38. When the Pharisees wanted to kill him, Jesus replied like this: “Go and tell that fox I will not leave Jerusalem today, tomorrow or the day after that until I accomplish what God has sent me to do.” I am saying today: Go and tell our competitors. Uhuru will be the President of Kenya because we believe in the power of God. The President touched on security. I border Isiolo. My constituency borders Laikipia East and Laikipia West at one point and we have a lot of issues of insecurity. So, when the President touches on the issue of insecurity, I feel that the nerve of my heart has been touched. I see people who are not sensitive to the issues at the community level talking. We have issues of water, youth, roads and energy. That is what we promised my constituents that we shall do. I will stop there and retreat back to Buuri to ensure that our President is re-elected on 17th October 2017. I ask all the Members who are here, let us roll our sleeves. Let us put on our running gear and go and vote back our President. I have known the President from 2002. He conceded defeat. I knew him in 2007. He took time to reflect. In 2013, he was elected and in 2017 he is being tested again. That is a man who has been tasted, and he is the best President of the Republic of Kenya. Let those ones who sleep on the road continue doing so. Let us continue with the tasted leader, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}