{"id":1501878,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501878/?format=json","text_counter":80,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":170,"legal_name":"Bonny Khalwale","slug":"bonny-khalwale"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Motion on the exposition of the President's speech, as ably moved by the Senator of Kericho County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have been in this Parliament long enough to witness the Parliament rise to acknowledge a speech to the two Houses by President Mwai Kibaki. I also witnessed the same standing ovation when it was given to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Last week, I saw the Houses rise and acknowledge a standing ovation for the speech by President William Ruto. Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, distinguished Senators, none of you lobbied in the two Houses last week, that at a particular pronouncement they should stand and give that ovation that they extended to the President. They did this spontaneously on the spur."}