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    "id": 1034344,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1034344/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "I have had cases in my constituency, in Kisii Central, where parents have been forced to even give a bribe to get this document. Some parents are kept waiting for years on end. One parent came to see me to persuade me to go and stand in the gap for them because their child was supposed to be registered was sent away from school, yet they were not able to get this document from the government offices. It is important that as Government – it is not enough to set up rules – we should find out how the rules are working. Some of the officers given the task or opportunity to serve our people have not been very fair. Therefore, our parents or Kenyans have suffered and we all know the impact of losing time. Our people depend on small scale businesses. When they are taken away from their businesses, they are hurt because they lose, not just time, but their livelihood because their income and their businesses suffer. They suffer on account of negligence on part of an officer who has been given a privilege to serve Kenyans, knowing how many people out there are unemployed. It is only fair that people who have been given an opportunity to serve go an extra mile and serve our people without demanding for bribes or asking for favours before they serve our people."
}