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    "id": 1506731,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1506731/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": "We want to confine ourselves to the Good Book. The Book of Haggai 1: 7, 8 states that we should go up to the mountain and pick trees so that we can build the church of God. You will not gag me from contributing to the construction of the the house of God because you do not like my political views. Why are politicians demonised? We are demonised in the banks. If you go to open a bank account, you are referred to as a politically exposed person (PEP). You have to declare that information. If you engage in business, they say that you will need to declare your interest as a politician. If you lose your seat and go for an interview for another job, you are told that since you are a politically exposed person, you need to be…We should actually be applauded. A person who leads a county or constituency with 100,000 voters is an experienced manager who can serve as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Equity Bank, which has an employee portfolio of only 2,000 or 3,000 people. If you lose your seat, get out of politics, or appear like you are politically-inclined, which is within the law in accordance with Article 36 on the freedom of association, you are demonised and insulted. If you go out there, people think that you are taking their money. Why do people imagine that one person is poor because another person is rich? Why not respect other people’s rights as you would expect them to respect yours?"
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