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    "id": 1164285,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1164285/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Cherargei for raising this Statement. He has raised it in a way that we should as leaders. Sen. Cherargei has not joined the band who would just whine, rant and complain. Kenyans have been crying about prices of basic commodities. We have seen the online hashtag #lowerfoodprices . We have also seen certain leaders join in making the noise, yet Kenyans elect us to these offices to find solutions. Leadership is about finding solutions. If we complain the same way the people out there – for instance, in my county – are complaining, then there is no need for me to be their Senator because I am just saying what they are saying. There is representation but there is also the cardinal rule of leadership where you actually provide solutions. That is what I want to talk about. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is disheartening and it shows a breakdown in economic fundamentals, when the price of salt goes up. Those who have studied Economics will tell you that in the 1800s, there was a gentle man called Sir. Robert Giffens. He defined a"
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