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    "id": 1163079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 611,
        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, Parliament is an independent institution. Who has given the Ministry authority to plan for Parliament on who to travel, where to travel to and when to travel? Parliament has its own calendar, activities, and budget. From the Floor of this House, I cannot tell where the Ministry, and for that matter the Immigration Department at the airport, is coming in, in terms of investigating the Members that are travelling. Madam Temporary Speaker, you should give this House an answer right now and today on why we should be subjected to such kind of treatment. The Speaker has also taken long. This is an electioneering year. If a Member has a delegation to receive him or her at the airport and then you are detained, they can easily say the issue is related to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) or the political parties. We are at a time where everyone is campaigning. Our opponents can take advantage of the situation and claim he was detained at the airport because of some funny behavior. It is high time that the Speaker brought this issue to an end. Thank you."
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