Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 1459745,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1459745/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 27,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. In as much as the Constitution talks about Parliament as bicameral, each House has its own distinct roles. Anything that touches on the county governments goes to the Senate. Likewise, whatever touches on the national Government comes to the National Assembly. Maybe, this is a new jurisprudence that this House needs to create. I think this is going to be the first time that a joint committee of the Senate and the National Assembly will be sitting to deal with a matter that the National Assembly is supposed to tackle. My opinion is that it is the role of the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs that should be vetting that particular nominee for appointment. The National Police Service is overseen by this House, through the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, which also handles their budget review. How the Senate comes in is a question that we all need to answer. We should not set a precedence of sharing out the role of the National Assembly with the Senate. I submit."
}