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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Samburu North",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to join my brothers and sisters to congratulate you for your election as the Speaker for the second time. I also congratulate your deputy, the Members of Parliament who were elected for the second or third time, and those who have joined us for the first time. I also want to thank the people of Samburu County for giving me an opportunity to serve them for a second time in this august House. This is a show of the confidence they have in me. Most of my previous colleagues in the neighbouring counties, and within my county, lost their seats in the last general elections. That is the will of the people of Kenya, and Samburu County in general. This is a very important opportunity. I promise them that I will do my best, just as I did in the last Parliament. I want to do it better this time round, so that they can reap the fruits of my good leadership. Even though we are talking about the President’s Speech, people in our constituencies, especially in northern Kenya, particularly Samburu North, are still suffering because of insecurity. I expected the President would address the issue of insecurity and cattle rusting in his Speech. Over the weekend, we lost four young men due to insecurity in that part of Kenya. I want the Government of President Kenyatta to ensure that it eradicates cattle theft in the near future. It should deal with crooks that kill people in the name of snatching animals. It is barbaric and primitive to engage in such acts in the 21st Century. So, we need to bring the culprits to book and ensure that they are taken where they belong. We still need the Government to do that as soon as possible. I also want to commend the President because from 1st September 2017 to date, His Excellency the President has behaved like a Statesman. He has been very humble, patient, 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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