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    "id": 904128,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order 53, I rise to make a Personal Statement. Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.53, I rise to make a personal statement on defamatory remarks made against me by the Governor of Murang‟a County, Mwangi wa Iria and the majority leader of Murang‟a County Assembly. Yesterday, on 22nd May, 2019, at Ihura Stadium, the Governor of Murang‟a County, His Excellency Mwangi wa Iria and the majority leader of Murang‟a County Assembly made defamatory remarks against me. The governor made an innuendo that I must have taken some bad stuff following the questions that I posed when he appeared before the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) of the Senate on 17th May, 2019. The county assembly majority leader further made disparaging remarks against my late mother. The remarks were aired live on Kameme TV, which is the most popular Kikuyu station in Murang‟a County, hence, they were broadcasted to millions of Kenyans yesterday. The remarks were meant to intimidate me and peddle falsehood through character assassination in relation to my constitutional duty of oversight as provided for by the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I assure the residents of Murang‟a County and my fellow Senators that I will continue to discharge my functions as a Senator without fear or favour, as a representative of the good people of Murang‟a County."
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