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    "id": 902290,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mbito",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Michael Maling'a Mbito",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to add my voice to this Petition. I thank the residents of Barwaqo Area for bringing this important Petition. I assure them that it is in the right place and it will be given its due consideration. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for your pronouncement that every Kenyan has a right to bring a Petition to this House and to ensure that it is heard. Whereas we all support the position that everybody has a right to bring a Petition, it is rather unfortunate that when we, as leaders go out there, we have a different opinion. We have a situation where we have a double speak. When residents of Mt. Elgon brought a Petition to this House, for example, one of our Members in this House announced in a funeral that the Petition is dead on arrival. I found that comment inflammatory and unfortunate. This is because everybody has a right to be heard. However, we should not go out there and incite the public against each other and term Petitions as dead on arrival. These are not statements that should be used by hon. Members of this House. Therefore, I thank the residents for bringing this very important Petition. I assure them that it will be considered in due course."
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