GET /api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1506682/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept
{
"id": 1506682,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1506682/?format=api",
"text_counter": 186,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Ikolomani, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Bernard Shinali",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to pay tribute to Mr Absalom Castro Wendo. It is with profound sorrow that I rise to pay tribute to Mr Absalom Castro Wendo, a son of Ikolomani Constituency, who served this House diligently as a Serjeant-at-Arms. Mr Wendo was awarded the Head of State Commendation by the late President Mwai Kibaki in 2010 for his exemplary work and unwavering devotion to duty in the National Assembly. For many decades, his voice roared in this Chamber as an icon of the Speaker's procession making way to the House at the commencement of the House business. While serving Parliament, he jealously guarded the rules and traditions of the House and was a strong pillar to Parliament's institutional memory, until his retirement in 2010. He rose through the ranks and left as a commissionaire or Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms. Having served many sessions of Parliament, his hard work and legacy will inspire many"
}