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    "id": 1124575,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1124575/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Maina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "I meant once a CS refuses to appear, you can have anybody from the Ministry. That is the one I am referring to as “Johnnie Walker”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to bring your attention to this matter because it was discussed. Perhaps we should check the HANSARD and see what we said. I objected and I believe somebody else also did. This House must come out clearly. I request you to communicate that this House will only deal with CSs, not because that is what we want, but because that is what the Constitution requires since they are responsible. I must say that those who were appointed from the House knew that they had to appear. You will even find a CAS whose appointment was declared unconstitutional by the court, appearing before us. I am not a lawyer, but is there any constitutional responsibility for them to appear? We are the ‘upper’ House, although we have been denied the powers of the ‘Upper House.’ Even in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), I never saw anything elevating this House to the status it should be. It is a pity because we held very important positions in the BBI Panel, but somehow this House has been relegated to what it is now. If anything, there is a recommendation for more women to join this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me finish by saying that it should come out that it is not just wishful thinking, or anybody’s judgement, but it has to be the responsible CS. You have to communicate that very clearly."
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