{"id":1475030,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1475030/?format=json","text_counter":70,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cheruiyot","speaker_title":"The Senate Majority Leader","speaker":{"id":13165,"legal_name":"Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot","slug":"aaron-cheruiyot"},"content":" Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also join my colleagues who are congratulating the Cabinet Secretary on his new position. I know him very well. He was my chairman for five years at the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), so I worked with him very closely and enjoyed that time. More curiously for me though is to see the Speaker of the National Assembly before what looks like a dock at the Senate, much as he is coming to answer Questions. I know that is not a scene he forethought during his years in the National Assembly, but I do welcome him. I want to know from him whether his Ministry has sight or knows the exact number of public servants we have, at least in the Executive in this Republic. I know it is one of the most contested costs to the exchequer. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."}