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    "id": 1099488,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1099488/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my neighbour and colleague, the Senator for Nandi, in saying that as a country and as a leadership, we are disappointed in the manner in which the cost of living in this country is ever-rising. The big question we should ask ourselves is the root cause of this ever-rising cost of petroleum products. I want to remind this country that in 2018, during debate on the controversial Finance Bill of 2018, the Opposition decided to support a Bill that introduced 8 per cent increase of tax on all petroleum products. That is where the problem began. If we want to sort out this matter, we must look at how the Parliament of Kenya, including both the National Assembly and the Senate, transacts its business currently. As I speak, the Opposition has gone to bed with the Government. Who will check the Government? Those are the real issues we should be addressing. If we had a substantive Opposition in this country, we would not be experiencing this. The chief of the Opposition is currently dining with the Government. Therefore, nobody is speaking for this country. We must speak about this issue right now. I reminded you and I must say this---"
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