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    "id": 933072,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/933072/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Prof. Jacqueline Oduol",
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        "legal_name": "Jacquiline Adhiambo Oduol",
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    "content": "I would like to urge the House to consider the distinction that exists between facts and truths. Facts have evidence and looking at the Report, I can see there are facts of those who walked into the room and were asked questions. The truth, in a way, is extremely important. I want to thank you because as you guided us in terms of dealing with this matter, and you helped us by ensuring that we do not, in any way, begin to look at facts that might not be relevant. As I speak to this very same premise, I feel it is important for us, as House, to conduct ourselves in a way that is becoming of the House. We need to see that the truth is, indeed, in accordance to the facts and it has authenticity. Truth is something that depends on a person’s perspective and experience. I will keep going to the Committee because I have absolutely no basis or reference. From their submission, they are making reference without evidence to show that Hon. Gedi admitted to the accusations. In this context, it is extremely important, as we make a determination, to remember that there can be cases or instances when we can be called upon to confirm our decision and we will be in a hard place. Therefore, I want your indulgence because there is a sense in which as we talk about a context, we need to see that the meaning does not exist in isolation. I did not get a chance to raise a point of order, but Hon. Didmus, while making his submission, seemed to reflect what might be a fact in Kenya, that when you are a leader of the female gender, you might seem not to be given the same level of respect or recognition as a male. The truth is that whether you are a male or a female leader, you are called upon to ensure your perspective and the manner you look at issues is above board, and not interfered with influenced."
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