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    "speaker_name": "Hon. David Njuguna Kiaraho",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Ol Kalou Constituency",
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    "content": "As you all know, in the entire Nyandarua County, I am the only elected leader who made it back. This did not come by default. For the confidence the people of Ol Kalou Constituency have shown in me, I undertake to serve them diligently and with all that it takes for the next five years. Taking into account the trend of events, what has been happening from 8th August to date, I can only say that it is very regrettable and very unfortunate. The victory of the President we elected on 8th August was snatched from him by the so-called Supreme Court. I say this because on 8th August we had 290 constituencies in this Republic and we all went to the polls. As it happened in my constituency, this was the same situation in the other constituencies, when the various presiding officers stood to announce the results. The first pronouncement was the tallying of the votes that the President had got in that particular constituency. It came to a point when it was contested from some cycles. Knowing very well that the President had won overwhelmingly but through Supreme Court, this was overturned. As far as I am concerned, even simple common sense would state if there was any issue which was to be contested, we should have decided to have a recount of the ballot papers in various constituencies but this never happened. This is a clear example: You have a child in Standard Eight or Form Four who has been preparing for some exams; he goes for that exam, passes and knows very well that he has passed, but then it comes to a point where he is told that through some technicalities, he has to repeat. I understand what our President has been going through. In his Speech, there were about four cardinal points which I picked, which I think I should point out. First and foremost, it showed a leader who is said to uphold the supremacy of the Constitution and its institutions. Secondly, he is a statesman who is ready to go to any length to sustain and protect the peace and security of all our people. It also showed a leader who has respect for the law. This has been demonstrated by various happenings in this country. We remember what happened in 2002. Our President conceded defeat. Then we had the other issue of the International Criminal Court. He went to that foreign court. We now see what happened in 2017. That is after the 8th August general elections. So, with all that, I can say that I have no doubt whatsoever that come 17th October, the people of this great nation of Kenya will prove that, indeed, His Excellency the President had won that election, so that we can move our country forward."
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