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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno Judith Ramaita",
    "speaker_title": "The Nominated Senator",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am happy to make my Maiden speech today to talk about what I found on the Floor of the House, which is the discussion on the political situation in this country. I am happy that my fellow colleagues who have spoken before me actually spoke passionately. I am happy that they are now feeling the heat of what it means to love this country. As we sit here we all know that this country belongs and is important to all of us. Therefore, the heat that I have been feeling out there is the same heat you are feeling for this country. We should respect institutions like the Supreme Court, which is the highest court of the land. I am a lawyer by profession with over 20 years’ experience. If we can dare attack our Supreme Court, then we must all sober up and respect institutions. You cannot on one hand call for the respect of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and on the other hand attack the highest court of the land. This institution came about from our new Constitution that we passed in 2010. It came into place after several years of soul-searching as a country and coming up with a robust Constitution that protects the interests of each one of us. Some of us felt marginalised as the minority and came up with a Constitution that would protect all of us. If we do not respect this Constitution, then I am afraid that we"
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