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    "id": 780998,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute. I belong to Wiper Democratic Movement which is a younger brother to ODM. In the African culture, the big brother does not leave the young one. He takes care of him. We get very surprised when we hear Hon. Mbadi, who is our big brother, trying to say that the younger brother does not matter. The younger brother should not be blackmailed. I support dialogue. My party supports dialogue. For your information, this discussion about dialogue is actually a brainchild of the Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (WDM-K). It is WDM-K that initiated the discussion about dialogue. Let people not run away with our idea. The idea of dialogue originated from WDM-K. As a country, we will gain a lot because of this dialogue. It is obvious that the economic environment will improve as a result of this discussion. It is also obvious that investment initiatives will come to this country as a result of this dialogue. That is because the political signals we are now sending out there are that Kenyans are speaking in one voice. That is good for the country. At the same time, these dialogue talks give this House the golden chance to play our role of overseeing the Executive. The Executive has spoken. Hon. Raila Odinga and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta represent the Executive on both sides. They are now speaking in one voice. To the Leaders of the Majority Party and Minority Party, this is the time for you to take your positions and lead us, as a House, to play our role as an oversight institution. If you do that, you will be helping this country. Even as we discuss this dialogue, there are things we cannot overlook. We cannot bury our heads in the sand with regard to some issues. The truth of the matter is that people lost lives as a result of what happened. The truth of the matter is that, as Members of Parliament, we lost more than eight months of development because the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) could not be released. We were all resisting and doing other things. Those are facts. The truth of the matter is that NASA has been pushing the agenda of policy reforms, zero corruption and inclusivity in the governance structure. The truth of the matter is that we have all been pushed to make sure our youth are employed. That being the truth, I hope this dialogue is not for what we call “tumbocracy”, getting positions for individuals or exchanging gifts. I believe that this dialogue is for the public good. If we can achieve that, I assure Kenyans that all of us - including those of us who are in WDM-K - will support this 100 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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