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    "id": 1042973,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1042973/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 366,
        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
        "slug": "amos-wako"
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I had not known Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka before. He was not in my party. However, when he came here, he impacted upon me very seriously as a Member of the legal profession. In fact, he is the one who took the initiative to come and consult me from time to time on issues legal. Through that, I came to know him fairly well. However, I would not have known him even better until we had the debate on the formula. This is because he was somebody whose county was getting quite a bit of money and yet, he was ready to say, no. Madam Temporary Speaker, his own Governor condemned him from time to time in the Press. On the day of decision on that matter, I observed to see how he would react. It may be recalled that on the day itself, even the Senate Minority Leader, really defended Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka against the attacks by the Governor of Machakos County. In my mind, I thought that he would change his mind and vote for the formula because his county was going to benefit. However, he walked to the microphone and said a big ‘No’ to the formula. Although the late Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka was concerned with the issues of his people, the rule of law, social justice and so on, he acted in accordance with---"
}