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    "id": 769668,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "look at the way rain comes and goes, the trend is actually changing. Our forefathers used to know of a specific timeframe when they would plough. They knew that rains would be coming during certain months. This enabled them to extrapolate and know that by April or March, they were going to have rains. Of late, the trend has changed. You can prepare your fields very well for planting and come that month, there are no rains. It is not accurate the way it was. We have some aspects of climate change and these changes are as a result of forest reduction in this country. Also, on the issue of the circumcision ceremony and particularly in our areas, you can see why we are trying to change the election date. This time we had elections in the month of August which was raining almost everywhere. It was very difficult for voters to move. Again, in the same month, people are very hungry because at that time, they have not yet harvested. Campaigning is very expensive and that is why we should do it in December when people have harvested and have plenty of food. The climate is also very good during this time and conducive for voting. Again, it affected the calendar of education. Examinations were affected this time because of elections and that is why we want to take it back to December because of the traditions and the merits that are there. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I read today’s Daily Nation newspaper and it is saying that Members are putting themselves into committees for purposes of increasing money in their pockets. It is very shameful because when these legislators go to their committees, no allowances are paid to them. The SRC has brought disaster. I do not see any value Sarah Serem and her Commission has brought. We are saying goodbye to Sarah Serem because she left without any salary policy for this country."
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