{"id":1515729,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1515729/?format=json","text_counter":347,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Aldai, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Marianne Kitany","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. The ruling states that under the Political Parties Act, you cannot be a member of a political party because you are not a Member of Parliament and yet, the Constitution of Kenya, which is more supreme, states that the Speaker is an ex-officio Member of Parliament. Therefore, the rights that a Member of Parliament enjoys are the same rights the Speaker enjoys. The Speaker can belong to a party."}