GET /api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1037530/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept
{
"id": 1037530,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1037530/?format=api",
"text_counter": 271,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
"speaker": {
"id": 13331,
"legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
"slug": "wilberforce-ojiambo-oundo-2"
},
"content": "The ongoing campaign chaos in Uganda gives a glimpse on how people or Africans regard democracy. So, as we stand here today, Kenya is a member of the democratic society and, therefore, it behooves it to subscribe to the Charter. As we do so, we must not lose the fact that Kenya has gone through a turbulent period in an attempt to adhere to democracy. Prior to the removal of Section 2 of the Constitution, Kenya was more or less a one-party State, that the KANU regime never allowed any form of opposition. But with the repeal of Section 2A, we ushered in the multi-party democracy. For the two elections of 1992 and 1997, there was no much of an election because the results were already pre-determined. Probably, the only time this country has ever held a truly democratic election, where the winner was acknowledged and appreciated by everyone, was the election of 2002 where Hon. Mwai Kibaki became the President of the Republic The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}