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    "id": 763630,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwangangi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for protecting me. As somebody who has been here for some time, recess is a very crucial time for Members of Parliament. This is the time for family, because what happens with politicians is that when we join politics, in most times, we tend to abandon our families, not in a bad way, but we tend to get committed too much with national duties and forget about families. I want to tell Members when you lose your seat, the soft-landing you get is your family. So, I want to encourage Members to get time off to be with their families. I am aware there are some who are young and do not have families, but they can use the time to start their families. It is also time to start setting up systems at the constituency level and various committees in place. I want to hope that the Government will release money as soon as we get our committees gazetted, and that is some time when we come back. We have done politics for long and now people want to see action. Most importantly, we have elections coming up. One thing which I know as a Kenyan is that we must have this election on 26th irrespective of who wins. We must have the election. I say so because other than being a politician, a majority of you are also business people. We are doing great disservice to the business community. If we are not careful, very soon we will not have enough money because these members of the business community are the same people who pay taxes that run this country. So there comes a time when we must say “make a decision”. The decision I have made as a politician is that we must have elections irrespective of who will win. I want to remember how Duale found me in this House. Members want to make it so personal. I have seen young Members who are after each other’s throats. It reminds me of when Duale found me in this House. Things change. Politics change. Duale was one great supporter of Baba. That time I was in the Wiper Party, which moved and joined PNU. You should have heard 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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