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    "id": 1093923,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1093923/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 646,
        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to second this Bill and from the onset congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Zani as one of the outstanding and spectacular lawmakers in this House. I laud her for her consistency, focus and resilience. It goes without saying that it takes a determined person to make this come round a second time. I was the vice-chairperson of the committee that was formed by this House in the 2013-2017 session when Sen. (Dr.) Zani moved the then Royalties Bill in which she sought to get justice for the people of this country. In that committee we did quite a lot of work. What is remarkable, even before I go into the details is the zeal with which Sen. (Dr.) Zani has pursued this matter. I hope that this will also work and mark a signal whereby the National Assembly, in this new and revived way of collaboration and ensuring that once pieces of legislation are passed in this House, when they go to the National Assembly they can be expedited soon. I hope it does not take another round of battling in court as we did to ensure that there is compliance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill should have seen the light of day. I think it is important that we put it on record that part of the consideration and matters that must be said is for example, how much of public money goes to waste when a Bill like this one comes to this House, all the processes undertaken, foreign travel undertaken, committees formed, sittings held, staff paid, promoters and supporters facilitated and at the end of the day when those funds have been put to this process then this Bill goes to the National Assembly and dies there, never to see the light of day until when a new session of"
}