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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Wiper Party sponsored by NASA. Despite these disagreements, some of which my colleagues are enjoying, you will still find NASA very strong. We are a democratic coalition, and that is why you hear a lot of our issues being discussed openly. I thank God that I do not belong to the other side where you are called somewhere, where a list of who should be there is read out to you. If you dare joke and try any other game, even offering yourself to be Chair of something, do not be surprised if you are charged with fraud of Kshs1 billion, when you have not even seen a billion in your life. That is why I am a very proud Member of the NASA Coalition and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) where even the leader of that party can still be challenged on the Floor of the House and no one will de-whip you the following day. I am sure that if my colleague on the other side of the House was challenged in the way Members of my coalition have challenged my position here, the following day you would see Members of his party being de- whipped. You would be arrested on a Friday afternoon and incarcerated until Monday to ensure that you do not see the light of the day throughout the weekend. Hon. Speaker, I just plead with my Members from the NASA side to be very proud of NASA in this House. No one will victimise you. We will criticise your actions if they are not good and are not supporting the coalition course. Some of us have been criticised but we will not victimise any Member of the NASA Coalition – not when I am the Leader of the Minority Party. No Member of NASA will be victimised for airing or expressing his ambition because it is normal for an individual to be ambitious. I want to conclude by saying that if you are in politics and you are not ambitious then you have no business being in politics. Even with regard to Hon. Ben Momanyi, there is nothing wrong in his showing his ambition. We welcome it but you should also listen to wise counsel from elders like me. Hon. Momanyi actually found me here. Hon. Speaker, finally Hon. Duale cannot get away with this. He keeps on reminding me to behave like... God rest the late Hon. Francis Nyenze’s soul in peace. Hon. Duale must know that I am a very faithful and competent Member of the ODM Party and the NASA coalition. I am the chairman. I am different from the people you are referring to. I have an extra responsibility to ensure that the policies of the party are adhered to and respected. I cannot just speak like any other person. I am not any other person. I am Hon. John Mbadi, the Chairman of ODM party and Leader of the Minority Party. If Hon. Duale expects someone who is a cheer leader, who will be praising him, then I am the wrong person. However, if he wants robust debate, someone who would engage him and give contrary opinion, he will get that from Mbadi effectively. Hon. Speaker, I second."
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