Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1515824,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1515824/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 442,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I was only trying to claim my position as the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party based on the ruling that we read from the court. The issue of the Majority and Minority parties, which is what we are discussing, is not an issue that is supposed to be decided by the Speaker or even this House. This is a decision that was made by Kenyans when they cast their votes during the last general elections. On the issue of making a ruling as to which coalition forms the Majority or Minority, what we are supposed to do is to convey the information from the Registrar of Political Parties, which indicates how many members are in each coalition. I think we now have this problem because Parliament and politics in Kenya have become very indecent. It is important that when people are elected on a certain coalition, they spend their five years in it. If anyone feels that they do not want to belong to any coalition, the law is very clear that one should seek a fresh mandate from the people. What we have been doing in Kenya is that people get elected on a ticket of a party and, in the middle of the term, they jump ship and go to another party. At one time, our leader, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, was in a certain political party. He was dissatisfied. He left, went for a by-election and was re-elected back to the House. This business of people just crossing over to other parties is the problem. That is why we are here today. I want us to respect the court ruling. The Majority Party is the Azimio Coalition and the Minority Party can take up their position on the other side. Thank you."
}