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    "speaker_name": "The Member for Naivasha",
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    "content": "(Hon. (Ms.) Jane Njeri Wanjiru Kihara): Thank you, Hon. Speaker, I am the Member for Naivasha Constituency also known as “The Happy Valley” in the great Nakuru Constituency, where there was a vote basket for Jubilee. I wish to congratulate all of you Members for going through a very rigorous campaign and coming out unscratched, except for your pockets. Hon. Speaker, I am humbled by the way people of Naivasha voted for Jubilee and gave me a chance to serve them again after a break of 10 years. I do not take it for granted. They missed my leadership and I thank them for electing the President with a very high vote. It is worth mentioning that I was elected with the second highest vote in a single Constituency after Ruiru. I love you, Naivasha people. I thank everybody who helped me in one way or the other. There are those who helped me with their finances and in kind. Specifically, I would like to thank Hon. Ichungh’wa and KJ, who came to my youth peace event dubbed “Mzuka Youth Concert”. Do not ask me what “Mzuka” is. It was called so by the youth and they were very happy for the visitation of the two Members. Hon. Speaker, the President visited us last Friday, and we assured him that we are ready to vote for him on 17th October. We are all waiting. We were hurt by the ruling of the Supreme Court but, like everyone has said, we take it in strides, get ready and campaign for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy. Hon. Speaker, I was very excited when the President talked of peace. Naivasha was the hardest hit in the post-election violence in 2007. My name ended up in the infamous “Ocampo Envelope”. I have carried that baggage for seven years, trying to fight it. So, when our President and his deputy were put on trial at The Hague, I knew what they were going through. I may not have gone to The Hague but there is not a single investigator or researcher on this case who never interrogated me. All said and done, that is past us. It is time to talk about peace in our nation. It is very unfortunate for the newly elected Members who have been put in office by Wanjiku but whose principals, who have had their time in this House, have held them back from participating in the business of this House. You can imagine how they are feeling."
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