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    "id": 786175,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I start by congratulating the Mover of the Motion. I have never shied away from saying that he is part of the people in the legal profession who inspired me to study law. He is a Senior Counsel and a senior member in the political arena, because when I was born, Sen. Orengo was already a Member of Parliament. I, therefore, have utmost respect for the work he has done over the years and the consistency that he has shown in his political career. I am very proud and honoured to be here seconding his Motion, which is a very important one. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Motion comes at a time when many Kenyans never believed that it was possible to bridge the gap that was dividing us. In my honest opinion, the meeting between the President and the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister, was not just a meeting that was made possible by men. It was made possible by inspiration from God. This is because this country needed a turnaround from the ways of the past. The Bible says that you must find direction, your way and your first love. It is time and moment in this country that the people of Kenya must go back to their first love. That love that put Tom Mboya in the same boat with Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mzee Oginga Odinga and joined later by people like Daniel arap Moi and Ronald Ngala etcetera. That spirit that pushed this country to fight for justice, equality and independence must come back and reign in this country. It is a pity that, particularly after the 2007/2008 post election violence, we thought we had learnt our lesson - and we did. At least, we got ourselves a new Constitution. We believed that we would solve the problem by providing that the President of the Republic of Kenya must gain 50 per cent plus one vote in an election. It reached a stage where the divide was going to be so strong. Most of us were theorising that the higher the percentage you need to win the presidency, the easier it is to unite the country. Most of us never contemplated that it would be easy to divide a country into two. The former Prime Minister, who was a fierce competitor against the current President and who has participated in many elections, has made a very bold step of making a decision to sit with the President and decide we need to have a stable nation and a conversation that has no conditions. It is very disheartening when you hear the kind of conversations that we have in the country. These are conversations that are not focused The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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