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    "speaker_name": "The Member for Bomachoge Borabu",
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    "content": "(Hon. (Prof.) Zadoc Abel Ogutu): Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this opportunity also to contribute to the address given by the President of the Republic of Kenya. First of all, I would like to congratulate you for being elected to lead the 12th Parliament and also extend my gratitude to my colleagues who have joined us, especially those who have been elected on an independent ticket. It was not a very easy job for those categories of MPs because it required a lot of effort and mobilisation of their own resources to be able to make it to this Parliament. I thank the voters of Bomachoge Borabu Constituency for deciding that they did not want to go for the party as it were but to go for the person who had the policies and vision of their needs. They went out in large numbers to give me an opportunity to serve in this Parliament. People from Bomachoge Borabu are agriculturalists. They love this country and its leadership. They are very happy with the recent initiatives that the Government has already begun in the constituencies. They are particularly happy with the 47-kilometre first tarmac road in the constituency and they are also looking forward for more benefits that will make them feel to be part of the Kenyan community. With regard to the Address by the President, I want to make a number of observations. The Address was extremely brief. I have heard from my colleagues that previous addresses were longer. Maybe there will be future addresses where the President can provide more, especially on the direction of the legislative arm during the current Parliament. However, I picked a number of interesting areas. The President spoke about devolution. Devolution is only about four-and-a-half years old. I was very impressed by that Speech. A lot has been achieved and the 11th Parliament was able to see the 12th Parliament gain in terms of women, youth and people with disabilities who have now joined this House. He spoke about elections. Personally, I am not very comfortable with the way we have been engaging in elections. Kenya is a young democracy. We have the democratic space that we 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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