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    "id": 771924,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to congratulate every Senator who has been nominated to serve in a particular Committee. I remind all the distinguished Senators of the words of the former President of the United States of America (USA), Theodore Roosevelt, when he once said: “When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer “present” or “not guilty.” We have been given a clear mandate of oversight. Let us not be accused of being people who are not able to defend their counties because we cannot adhere to the rule of law. Moving forward from today, I encourage all of us that we take on our roles in the Committees. We have got a lot of pending Statements and issues; particularly on the issue of land. We have raised several queries which have gone unanswered. This is mostly because of the fact that we had not yet established the committees. We have got issues of national security, compensation as a result of attacks by wildlife or the livestock that belongs to the Masais and the Samburus which have been killed. Therefore, it behooves upon us, as Hon. Members, as the House of union, to sit down, deliberate on these issues and demand answers from the relevant bodies that are tasked with the duty of protecting the people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I sit in this House, I know that the people of this country really believe in our ability to defend them. I was looking at all the Committees that have been set up, although I agree with both the Majority and the Minority leader, it is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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