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    "id": 798047,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I also wish to welcome you and other Senators for this Session. One of the things that spoke to my heart is the President’s apology. That was humbling. His statement was healing and unifying. Our President has made history again. First, he accepted a court verdict that nullified his election. He made history. He is the first sitting President whose election was nullified and he accepted. That is also humbling. The other thing that I found humbling about him and His Excellency the Right Hon. Raila Odinga is the handshake. As Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri and the Senate Majority Leader has commented, that also brought the political temperatures of this country down. That has a very high consequence in terms of the economy and the development of this country. In the same strength, if the President of this country has apologised, the rest should follow suit, for example, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. Some people lost their lives. Also, some pockets of police brutality have been reported. I urge the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government to apologise on behalf of the police. In addition, some times, we politicians, when we take the microphone we say very hurtful things with drastic consequences, including, destabilizing communities. If you have said anything hurtful, please also apologise. The worst thing I said to hon. Raila Odinga was, “let him go home.” When you want your presidential candidate to win, you want the other party to go home. I also apologise for that. 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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