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    "id": 1099373,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1099373/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
        "slug": "irungu-kangata"
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    "content": "“(2) No external media house or other person may broadcast any proceedings of the Senate except as received from the broadcast feed provided by the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit or with the permission of the Speaker. (3) A media house that receives a broadcast feed from the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit shall broadcast it without any manipulation or distortion.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, also allow me to read Rule 7(1) of the First Schedule. It states as follows- “Any person who fails to comply with these Rules shall be liable to such penalty as the Senate may on the recommendation of the Committee of Privileges consider appropriate.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, I draw your attention to those Rules because of something that happened yesterday. I had a request for Statement and I logged in while I was outside the Chamber. I wanted to request a Statement concerning the plight of farmers in Murang’a County who are unpaid and owe Murang’a County Government millions of shillings, therefore making them suffer at a personal level. Pursuant to that request, when I tried to login externally, there was a small technical problem. Therefore, I decided to come to the Chamber and make that request orally on the Floor of the House. Later on, it appears somebody manipulated yesterday’s Senate’s proceedings and gave a false voicing over with somebody purportedly saying that I was seated in a certain bar. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the record, yours truly has never touched any drop of beer or any form of wine or alcohol product since the time he was born. Yours truly has never taken any cigarette. Yours truly has never taken any form of drug since he was born. That is based on my strong religious upbringing. Therefore, anyone who purported to show me in such kind of a setting is not only insulting me at a personal level but also insulting my Catholic religion. I happen to be a Member of an organisation called Pioneer which opposes alcohol consumption amongst the Catholics. Also, yours truly happens to be a family man. He has four children who are all young. Therefore, to the extent that I was defamed by a person who did a false voiceover, to me, that was something hurting to my family. If that manipulation remained in the social media, maybe that would be understandable. However, it was picked up by the following mainstream media which are represented here in this Parliament. They come to Parliament to record and get access to public facilities. The following media station are- (1) Citizen TV Digital. (2) Star Online Digital. (3) K24 and, (4) Kameme FM. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these four media stations picked up that fake story and gave it legitimacy. They have flouted clear provisions of the Standing Orders which we passed. I therefore move you to take serious disciplinary actions against the editors of the four platforms. This is not personal. If we allow this to go on, I have no doubt tomorrow"
}