{"id":1362099,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1362099/?format=json","text_counter":46,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Onyonka","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13592,"legal_name":"Onyonka Richard Momoima","slug":"onyonka-richard-momoima"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this important matter. I want to generalize my comments because there is an observation I have made. Many of our leaders want to destroy institutions that have the responsibility of making sure that our country runs properly. Hon. Moses Kuria is somebody I have been in Parliament with for many years, including yourself. To a large extent, we have found him extremely intelligent and somebody who made sense. To some extent, he makes himself look such a foolish man, you wonder whether he even ever stepped into a House of Parliament. Sometimes, Hon. Moses Kuria does not understand that what he says means a lot to Kenyans and, indeed, our words have consequences. I plead with him and many other leaders to realize that these Houses; the National Assembly and the Senate, are not just talking shops. This is a place where we discuss national policy, influence public opinion and where it is assumed that we will be providing direction on where our country is going."}