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    "id": 1072492,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1072492/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you and the sponsor of this Statement, Sen. Khaniri. The issue raised in this Statement is of great concern. Looking at the prices of fuel currently as my colleague, Sen. Murkomen is saying, is putting Kenyans in a very awkward state, taking into consideration that most of Kenyans live below the poverty line and putting into consideration that not everyone enjoys using his or her privilege to use Government of Kenya vehicles (GK) that are fueled by the Government. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is so sad that the prices have increased with a great margin that we are seeing currently, from Kshs115 per litre to Kshs126. In the Statement, Sen. Khaniri has said Kshs122, it is Kshs126 per a litre. The stakeholders here need to be blamed. The Government needs to call all the stakeholders and re-ask or re-question themselves why all this is happening. Is it that somebody is making some benefits from this commodity? When we talk about price increase in fuel, it cuts across the board of the lives of Kenyans; everything increases. If Kenya wants to improve and be seen as a country that is moving from one level to another, we need to recognize that when we increase petroleum, we kill the Kenyan economy for the majority. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, currently, we are undergoing problems in this pandemic. Nobody should think about increasing the prices of fuel. Nobody should think or feel that he is comfortable where he is seated and so be it to punish a common"
}