{"id":143263,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/143263/?format=json","text_counter":84,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ruto","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government is not taking his responsibility seriously. If a contract is manifestly unfair to the people – if it is meant to fleece a county council – do you not have oversight powers to say “no” on behalf of the greater interests of the Republic? How can you tell us that you cannot do anything when a county council enters into a contract with a private company to take away 54 per cent of the revenue generated through a property that belongs to the public?"}