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"speaker_name": "Ainabkoi, Independent",
"speaker_title": "Hon. William Chepkut",
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"content": " Hon. Speaker, sorry. All I wanted to say is that Hon. Mutahi Kagwe and Ms. Betty Maina are great people. These are people and products we want in this country. They have travelled all over the country. They can negotiate both bilateral and collateral negotiations. So, what is it? They are very good in engagement. I remember very well we were with Ms. Betty Maina in a delegation of Heads of State and Government. She argued a lot when we were attending a meeting on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and we won. I can confirm to you that she is indeed a very competent person. The only thing that is killing this country is culture. I want us to be very serious when it comes to culture. We take things for granted. I want us to be serious. When it is reporting time, let us report at 8.00 a.m. and leave at 5.00 p.m. When in Parliament, let us participate fully and dedicate ourselves. Let us have commitment, consistency, competence, discipline, energy, and let us be God fearing people. I want us to tolerate and forgive each other. Let us live in any part of this country. Kenya belongs to all of us. Kenya is one country. We are one nation and people. The issue of leaders saying that they want one… Personally I do not care. I am a patriotic person. Therefore, I do not belong to these small issues; I am above them. There is only one five-star general and that is His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, and all of us are loyal to him because this is his time. Let us do development. When it comes to politics, 2022 will come. Finally, Hon. Speaker, leadership comes from God. If God says that you are going to be a president one day, you will be. Leadership is a calling from God. So, in the realisation that it is a calling from God, we must serve humanity with honour, dignity, fairness and justice, as opposed to personal greed and sycophancy."
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