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    "id": 756885,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/756885/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gona Christine Zawadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Nominated Senator",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christine Zawadi Gona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my maiden speech and to also contribute to the President’s speech. First, I congratulate His Excellency the President for taking his time to address the joint sitting of the Senate and the National Assembly. As a new Senator, I felt the warm welcome from the President’s address. I also congratulate you, Mr. Speaker, for being elected as the Speaker of the Senate in the Twelfth Parliament. I am sure beyond reasonable doubt that you will lead us with all wisdom and experience without fear and favour. I wish you success. I was able to decipher a few things from the President’s speech. His Excellency the President emphasized on the importance of peace in Kenya; he categorically insisted that the Government will not tolerate anyone’s intent on disrupting our hard won peace and stability. He urged all political leaders to avoid engaging in divisive and distractive politics, unfortunately, something our competitors in the National Super Alliance (NASA) do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to echo my President’s words and call upon our fellow opponents in NASA to tame their brigadiers who are fond of spreading hate speech and urge them to preach peace. We, as leaders of this country, have the power to either incite or calm our followers. I particularly congratulate my President for being a peace ambassador. I also took note that His Excellency the President put emphasis on cohesion and unity among the different arms of the Government and tasked us to ensure we, among the different arms of the Government, uphold the supremacy of the constitution and its institutions. His Excellency the President emphasized that given the complexity of the public issues, the three arms of Government and the Constitutional commissions must work together for the good of the citizens of this country. They should respect each other’s functional independence. This is a call on all the Senators to work together for the betterment of our peoples’ lives regardless of their political affiliations. Let us work together in unity. He was categorical when he said all arms of the Government are fully operational. Even though we, us Jubilee supporters, felt that there was some ping-pong in the Supreme Court ruling, we respect it as a sign of upholding its mandate to Kenyans. For"
}