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"content": "Hon. Speaker, they will have their time. I am giving the history of a great man. In my opinion, I am sure Raila Odinga has a history, legacy and a rich reform history to protect. So, the question that begs is: What is the opportunity cost for Raila Odinga to be a ladder for somebody in 2022 and destroy his legacy or to say if you want to become a president, the playing field is equal? So, let us not play politics. Today, the people who are asking why President Uhuru met Raila Odinga are themselves saying: “Mr. President Uhuru, we want to meet you.” Barely three days ago, Kalonzo Musyoka wanted to meet Uhuru Kenyatta. Wetangula and Mudavadi wanted to meet Uhuru Kenyatta. It is in public domain. It is on 411. So, why bash Raila Odinga when he met the President? As the Leader of the Majority Party, I know when I speak in this House, I speak for Jubilee. When Hon. Mbadi speaks, he speaks for NASA and the minority side. Yes, he is the chairman of ODM, but Hon. Mbadi and I draw our powers from Article 108 of the Constitution and Standing Order Nos. 19 and 20 of this House. So, he is not a small man. It is only his letter that will matter. So, I thought on Friday when Uhuru spoke and the Right Honourable Raila Odinga spoke, the whole of Kenya spoke. I do not know what the problem is. Uhuru and Raila speak and Kenya maneno imekwisha ! They have spoken. I do not want to demean leaders. You know when Isaac Ruto and Munya were made principals, that is the day I realised there is a problem with the definition of a principal in NASA. This principal thing must have some benchmark, shareholding or some threshold. There is no way a principal with 76 members of Parliament in this House can be compared with a principal in the Senate who is the only one and he is the Leader of the Minority Party in the Senate. Then we have another… No! I am not saying it is bad. I looked at the leadership. The ODM has 20 Senators in the Senate. FORD- Kenya has only one. Then I asked myself: “How did this guy get there? What is the magic? What is the calculation? How did this man become the leader and not Hon. James Orengo?” The 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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