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    "id": 993533,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "In fact, if you remember, my dear brother, when you were elected, I was a competitor. You won and I shook your hand and said congratulations. So, life has ways of teaching us. Some may argue that party loyalty might reduce the greatest to the mere masses. However, these are things which are there in history that we cannot change. Finally, I do not subscribe to the school of thought that we should blindly respect our parties because of democracy. However, when a party has made a decision, there is nothing that we in this House can do to save you. If my party made a decision to de-whip me, whether or not I put up a fight, the only thing that I can tell the party is that I am loyal to it. I will stay in that party to fight from within for my position. I believe that the people of Narok, who elected me here, did so because of merit and not because of mediocrity. So, my brother, it will be well. These are positions that we are given. I have come to learn that politics is a dirty game. Meritocracy versus political party loyalty is something that all of us must define in the future. Are we elected because of merit or our loyalty to the party? In this case, it is because of his loyalty to the party that Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki was given the chance to serve. I assure my party leader that despite all the rumours he is getting, I and the people of Narok remain loyal to the core. My brother, I will pray for you."
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