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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to make my contribution to this important speech. It has become a tradition of Parliament since the inception of the new Constitution for the President to deliver a State of the Nation Address. The President is now required to speak to the representatives of the people and bring them up to speed on what his Government is doing for the citizens. Last week on Thursday afternoon, we were gathered in the Chamber of the ‗lower house‘ to listen to the speech of the President. On behalf of the people of Kericho County, I want to address myself to the content of his speech, which he shared with us, as legislators. If the general objective of the President was to speak of the decisions that his Government has made and is making; how he intends to run this country and what he feels are the priority areas for him, then he achieved it, and I commend him for that. Many of us in this House consider this to be a great and solemn duty. Kenyans go for elections after every five years, and many people offer themselves for leadership positions. At the end of it all, only 416 end up in Parliament. Therefore, we need to take this responsibility with great dignity and utmost respect to the people that we represent in this House. On many occasions when those who are from the Government side or what is constitutionally referred to as the ―Majority‖ Side hold a different view from that of the Executive, it is misconstrued to mean that they do not agree with the leadership of the President. It can even be misconstrued to mean that they are not moving in the same direction as the rest of the country. This discussion will continue in the next two or three parliaments before we establish ourselves as a democracy. That is why I will try to be extremely guarded in my comments. However, I will be sincere and speak that which I feel represents the needs of the people of Kericho."
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