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    "id": 713045,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/713045/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 242,
        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
        "slug": "kembi-gitura"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I want to join hands with my colleagues who have lauded the residents of Nyamira for bringing out this important issue. I want to believe that this is the very first Petition specifically talking about an issue like this one that has been brought directly by citizens of a county. When this happens, then we know that something is very wrong. Why is it that the relevant authorities have not noticed that the Governor has been giving contracts to his relatives yet the information has come to the public domain? Why is it that they have not come up with a solution? This is why we are here as a Senate. As a Senate, we have kept on talking about the blunders that go on in the counties, yet our concerns keep on falling in deaf ears. I do not know the committee that you are going to commit this Petition to, but I hope that the relevant committee is going to get to the bottom of this issue. It should hold a public hearing and we should get results or recommendations that are going to be followed to the letter under the supervision of the Senate. Indeed if there is any culpability, whoever is responsible has to be brought to book. I am sure that many residents in the 47 counties would like to bring such petitions to the Senate but there is intimidation. Some people cannot come out clearly with a mission like this. I want to congratulate and laud the residents of Nyamira County who have brought up such an important issue. This shows that corruption is going on and it is rampant in many counties. It is going to---"
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