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    "id": 800990,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkut",
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        "legal_name": "William Kamuren Chirchir Chepkut",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The President gave his Address pursuant to Article 132(1)(b) and (c) and outlined the national values and principles of governance. I support the Presidential Speech. During the 12th Parliament’s First Session and opening of Parliament, in his last remark, the President said we must all love Kenya. In his Address on 2nd May 2018, he talked about the four pillars but most importantly is the handshake. Therefore, I want to thank His Excellency the President because the handshake has brought a lot of changes in our country, for instance, international obligations like the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), elimination of trade tariffs and so on. I subscribe to Article 131 (e) of the Constitution that the President is the symbol of national unity and I subscribe to unity and diversity, all-inclusiveness and, of course, you must be prepared at all times to serve this country with dedication and determination. Article 1 of our Constitution says that the people of this nation are very supreme and that is why President Uhuru Kenyatta took the oath and sword to protect this country against both internal and external aggression. I am saying this because recently seven military officers were killed and Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers in Somalia were killed by terrorists. I condemn and at the same time appeal to His Excellency the President because he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya that I want us to adapt a new strategy of using satellite and digital infrastructure to tame the vice. At the same time, the second president of the Republic of Kenya, President Moi, used to say peace, love and unity. I appeal to all Kenyans to love one another. Let us work day and night to fight the war against poverty, corruption and protect this nation. In the four pillars, I first support food security, housing, healthcare and, of course, infrastructure. It is indeed going to open opportunities for our university students and those school leavers. As I finish, I thank him most for the technical training institutes that will be built so that artisans, plumbers and so on will be trained. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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