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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Beth Wambui Mugo",
    "speaker_title": "The Nominated Senator",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion and to thank His Excellency the President for his Speech on the State of the Nation and the exposition of Government policy during the Joint Sitting of Parliament. I thank him for his humble presentation even though it came at a difficult time for him because we all know what had happened a few days before but he held on to peace, togetherness and he showed the nation that the country is more important than one person or the results of an election. I want to believe that is the reason the country has moved forward and for that, I thank him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, many Members have talked about peace. We cannot over- emphasise the importance of peace as contained in the President’s Address. We know that without peace in this country, all is lost. No development can happen, people cannot live in peace, children cannot go to school and everything comes to a stand-still like we have seen it happen in some of our neighbouring countries. We have seen people moving out of their countries because of lack of peace. Peace is so important and, indeed, it is not negotiable. That is why we, as leaders of this country, must always be conscious of what we say, do and, probably, ask ourselves whether it brings peace or conflict. The people we lead look up to us. Therefore, for leaders in high positions, especially those with large followers, a lot more is expected of them. This is because other people might want to copy them and think that is the way to go. I want to caution the leadership, particularly those who have been going around beating war drums that it is absolutely necessary to consider people of this country. It is really showing bad leadership when they behave in that manner. Sometimes I wonder how they would lead this country if given State mantle to do so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to address myself to a few issues that have happened in this country. Recently we saw a group of Christian women who were attending a peace meeting in one of the hotels in Kisumu. They were attacked by youth who accused them of selling their identity cards. Is this what we are encouraging the young people to do? Could it be this is what they are learning from their leadership? The leaders have something to think about the youth and what examples we are setting for them. It is sad that I did not hear the main leadership in that area condemning the attack on the Christian women. These are mothers. Where are our values as a country? I want also to condemn in the strongest words possible Mheshimiwa - I do not know whether to call him so or not - the Member of Parliament for Embakasi for abusing the First Lady of this country. It was sad to hear him say that the President was born by a dog. What kind of language is this? What are we teaching our children? Where have the manners gone to? I would have expected to hear the leadership of the National Super"
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