Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1442776,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1442776/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 184,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Onyonka",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13592,
        "legal_name": "Onyonka Richard Momoima",
        "slug": "onyonka-richard-momoima"
    },
    "content": "children go to school and which properties of land you have. Why must somebody have four million acres of land to his name? What happened to our mentality that we pretend and run to churches talking about Christianity and how Jesus--- Do you understand what you are dealing with? The people out here do not even believe in God anymore. They are tired of the lies and the religious organizations. I have to say this because I am a Catholic. I was so happy I saw the Pope talk about the issues of a country. Let us forget that we can run this country as tribes. Let us accept that there is a new sheriff in town, which is the Gen Z. They are party-less, tribeless and do not have money. They just have bundles and a phone and they will stop this country from moving. I plead with the Members of this House when it comes to looking at what role our committees are playing, look at what happens. I thank my brothers, Sen. Sifuna, Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Dullo. Many of you may not know the many times we have been threatened that we are raising issues about county governments losing billions because we have never discussed it here. Who does not know how many governors own apartments and houses in Kilimani Road? Each one of them own an apartment costing Kshs1.5 billion. Why did the fool not go and build a hospital where he comes from? How I wish we stole the money and put it at home. Some of them are going to Dubai and America. You will see it on social media. I just saw somebody commenting saying that the Senators have nothing to do. I want him to tell me how he bought a Bentley Car, and he is a Member of Parliament. Explain to me, how does somebody--- The truth is I was born with advantage and privilege. That is the truth. I saw my father driving a big car when I was a small boy. That is not what drives me. What drives me is how do you get an MP driving a Mercedes that costs Kshs49 million and yet we are watching and that is normal and okay? Shame on us! Then we make sure this money does not go to the schools and hospitals have no money. We start building hospitals and want the poor people to come to those hospitals. Poor people cannot come to Nairobi Hospital or Aga Khan Hospital. Some of them cannot afford Kenyatta National Hospital. You saw the other day, it has a debt of Kshs6.6 billion. The Eldoret Hospital has a debt of Kshs3.9 billion. When you ask why, they tell you they do not know where the money went. Are we fools? Do we need to buy houses which have 15 bedrooms, drive 19 cars and put them in your parking lot and you want 10,000 acres of land and a ranch? You fools, go and buy a ranch in Australia. This is where we are. We keep blaming the police. The policeman cannot do anything. Have we ever gone, as a Senate, to see where a police officer lives, how he takes his children to school and his salary is Kshs19,000? This House has to start thinking about those things. The ladies and gentlemen in this House must begin to agree that we can reduce our salaries, drive smaller cars and wear Kaunda Suits. In fact, I am very annoyed about the President. I am the one who started wearing Kaunda suits. Now he has given Kaunda a bad name. I want Kenyans to love Kaunda suits the way I love them. Kenyans, let us wake up. We cannot play football and money comes from FIFA and World Rally Championship, and it is eaten. You hold Kenya Lawn Tennis Association, they only want Kshs50,000 to hold an international tennis tournament, and not even a Cabinet Secretary appears there. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
}