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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Parliament of Kenya has gone through a great deal in a short amount of time. It is painful for me to note that the world keeps seeing us time and time again under such lugubrious circumstances. However, it has taught me many lessons. It has also reminded me of many that I have known for several years. One of which I was taught by Tony Evans which is- “If all you see is what you see, then you do not see all that need to be seen.” I have never met the Deputy President. In fact, the last two days are the first time we have shared any space together. To be honest, I do not think we have much in common. I feel there is a lot to be desired in his leadership style. Mr. Speaker, Sir, instead of going to the Bible, I will go into my own experiences and draw some parallels. People know that I have glaucoma, and I have been fighting and battling it for several years of my life. When I first got my diagnosis when I was just a teenager in high school, I was told that I was imminent; there was no running away from my condition. I did not know at the time I had anything that was going on. I was going about my life, but inside of me and around me, there was a condition that was building up and I had no idea what was going to happen in the future. Now I have been left blind; I cannot see in front of me, even when I put my hand in front of my face. The parallels I draw between my life and the hearing we are sitting in today are that the Deputy President did not foresee this happening to him either. I have also drawn parallels of feeling out of control, which I assume he feels. He has given a diagnosis that seems imminent that he cannot stop. I also feel that he is probably feeling fear; that is what I have heard. Feeling betrayed and angry. I felt all those feelings because of situations that I can draw parallels with in this hearing. I have been fighting, pleading and praying. Trying everything in my power to mitigate, to stop, just like he has been doing in the last several weeks that this has been going on. It is funny that October is blind awareness month because there are many lessons I have learnt and I wish that the public would take from this experience. I hope that the public understands that when they have their back to the wall, when there has been any battle, and even when they feel isolated, there is something called ‘golfer's elbow’, which I learnt. Golfers elbow is a condition that golfers have when they hold on to the grip of their club too tight for a long period of time. They end up injuring their wrist all the way up to the elbow because they are holding on too tight. I have learnt that sometimes you just have to let it go. 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."
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