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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Emurua Dikirr",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this chance. From the outset, I want to thank God the creator and the people of Emurua Dikirr for giving me this second chance to come back to this House and serve them again. I know my people of Emurua Dikirr went through a lot during these elections. They went through a lot of pain, persecution and agony. Some people died. Others were hospitalized and others are rotting in jail because of an election. I have never understood why there had to be violence. I do not want to say much on that because it reminds me of what some people did to our people. I want to thank them for their patience and consideration that I should be brought back to this House to serve them once again. I also want to congratulate you, Hon. Speaker and your deputy, for being re-elected. On the matter of the President’s Speech, I would like to say Kenya is a great nation. It is a nation that almost each African country now admires because of three fundamental things. Number one, the handing over of power by the former President Daniel arap Moi to the Opposition was a landmark which no other African country has done. The second was the passage of the Constitution. In most African states, the Constitution is normally passed during war, but we passed our Constitution at a time of peace. The third issue is the court ruling. It was one of the amazing rulings in the world. It affected our President, but they always say the law is an ass. The Judiciary is a creature of the Constitution. Sometimes when it cuts the other way and comes back, we would rather understand that this law that we are dealing with is an ass. I want to thank three people. I know it is very controversial, but I must thank three people. Number one, I want to thank Raila Amolo Odinga. He has been relentless on democracy in this country. He has been fighting for our democratic space and most importantly, the latest, jurisprudence, in this nation. When he decided to go to the streets, I thought Raila was going to kill this country, but when he said he was going to court, I thanked him and I said God is great. Number two is Hon. Maraga. When he made that fearless, steadfast and true to his calling decision, we thought it was wrong, but I think he was also Godsend to show the world that Kenya can make an extraordinary decision. Most importantly, I want to thank the President of 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."
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