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    "id": 756791,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Robert Gichimu Githinji",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Gichugu",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I, first of all, start by thanking God for having enabled me to reach this far. I also thank the mighty and good people of Gichugu for having found it fit that I represent them in this House. I also congratulate you, Hon. Speaker, and your Deputy, Hon. Cheboi, for having made it as Speaker and Deputy Speaker and we are very expectant that you will guide us through this Parliament and your wise counsel will enable us to pass the necessary Bills and to move this country forward. I also take this opportunity to congratulate all the other Members for having been re- elected or elected to serve their respective constituencies and counties. I must say that in the initial Motion whereby the President gave us an address to this Parliament, that address is anchored within the Constitution. That is contrary to what our once worthy but now unworthy competitors are misleading the Kenyans that it was unconstitutional for the President to attend and address this Parliament. Speaking as a lawyer, according to Article 132 of the Constitution, the first function of the President is to address a new Parliament and within the confines of Article 131, he actually based his Speech on the powers that have been bestowed before him. So, I wonder which constitution our competitors are reading because it is very clear. Even when the President has no---"
}