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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Paul Katana Kahindi",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Kaloleni",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kahindi Katana",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion, but before I do that, let me make my maiden speech. First, I want to thank the people of Kaloleni for having elected me to represent them in this House. I assure them that I will give them services as I pledged during my campaigns. I have already done this because last week I distributed bursaries worth KShs19 million to over 3,000 students who are now going back to school. Let me give you a brief history of Kaloleni Constituency. It is one of the marginalised constituencies. We are still faced with a lot of challenges like lack of clean water, lack of good infrastructure, and the poverty line is very high. But I am equal to the challenge and we are going to do a lot to make sure that people can get services through me. After the general elections, this country was divided along tribal lines. As Members of Parliament, we need to unite this country. We need to work together to make sure that any Bills or Motions brought to this House are geared towards improving services to our people. This House is needed more than ever before. Kenyans have high hopes on us. When we are in this House, let us work as Members of the National Assembly. Let us forget our coalitions. We should not work as Jubilee or NASA. Let us work as Members of Parliament and make sure that our people get proper services. As I rise to support this Motion, let me talk briefly about Mr. Nelson Marwa. He has done a lot as the Regional Coordinator at the Coast. But there has been a misconception. People think that Marwa is an enemy in the Coast. He is not. He was discharging his duties. And let me assure you that we are going to miss him. We are going to miss him because those who saw Marwa on television making statements think that he is not diplomatic, but interacting with him, you realise that Marwa is a different person. With those experiences, he should now bring harmony between the national Government and the counties, so that there is smooth working with the governors and any projects which the Government plans run smoothly at the county level. For Dr. Julius Muia, we need to get our priorities right as a country. This department is very critical because if we miss in our planning, it is going to affect this country. We need to plan and execute our plans very well so that Kenyans get the services they require. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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