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    "id": 896361,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mumias East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Washiali",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon.Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I want to support the President's Address and quickly point out that some of the procedural Motions that we move sometimes work against us. I have been listening to the contribution of Members and they are forced to rush through the President's Address thereby compromising the quality of debate. The President laid down three key Reports. It is upon the House to allow Members to have ten minutes to contribute so that they do justice to the three Reports. We have heard Members’ contributions. They have been talking about the handshake and devolution, but not focusing on the three key Reports that the President laid on the Table of the House. The Reports submitted are about the progress made in fulfilment of international obligations of the Republic which is key, measures taken and progress achieved in the realisation of the national values and principles of governance, and the state of the national security. In future, we need to give Members enough time because this is a Motion that will be debated for four days: today in the afternoon, tomorrow in the afternoon and probably on Tuesday in the afternoon. Therefore, ten minutes for a Member will give us enough time. Now that we have already passed that, on the national unity, and I want to challenge my brother Hon. Atandi who said that the handshake which is now one year old should not cascade down the ladder from the leadership to the other members of this country. It is important. If they noticed yesterday, despite the fact that Hon. Mawathe was elected on a Wiper party ticket and Hon. Ochieng’ was elected on Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG), you may have seen how the Members flanked. That tells you how this handshake is cascading down because Hon. Mawathe was escorted by Hon. Makau of Mavoko and Hon. Cecily Mbarire who is in Jubilee. Hon. Ochieng’ was escorted by Hon. Opiyo Wandayi and I. That tells you that issues of party affiliation because of the handshake are now cascading down. That is why we are able to rally together as Members of this House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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