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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.82. I want to refer the House to the Adjournment Motion that was brought and debated yesterday. Those of you who have had an opportunity to go through today’s newspapers, one of them has a sensational headline: “ Orengo Blames MPs for Land Fraud .” Another one reads: “ Ministers Blame Syokimau Land Fiasco on Corrupt MPs.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Parliament, which is a critical institution in the Republic of Kenya, has been on the receiving end. It has become a punching bag on behalf of individual Government officials who have failed to discharge their official functions. Members of the Tenth Parliament have been called all sorts of names. They have been labeled drug dealers, land grabbers, agents of fraud and all sort of bad names. It is because of that, that I stand under this Standing Order to demand--- We cannot just be silent and mourn when our names are being besmirched; when we are being called all sorts of names and yet, democracy is a very expensive exercise. This House is a product of the aspirations of 40 million Kenyans and, anybody who is not comfortable with this House, should wait for the next general election and try their luck. It is not very easy to have one elected. I know all of you experienced the difficulties, nightmares and tribulations that one undergoes to be elected."
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