{"id":1566839,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1566839/?format=json","text_counter":256,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":170,"legal_name":"Bonny Khalwale","slug":"bonny-khalwale"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am not so unreasonable to call a colleague a puppy. I said, “You are not Governor Barasa’s puppy.” That is what I said. If that word means in English that I call him a puppy, I withdraw and apologise. I would never call a colleague a puppy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is because of this abundance of gold in Kakamega that the President has afforded us with his Cabinet and Government to construct a gold refinery at Mwitambiza Market in Ikolomani Constituency. This being the case, how can the National Treasury possibly claim that Kakamega County did not deserve a single cent from mineral revenues this year? As I speak, mining operations continue non-stop in The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."}