{"id":183317,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/183317/?format=json","text_counter":83,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Midiwo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":184,"legal_name":"Washington Jakoyo Midiwo","slug":"jakoyo-midiwo"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of Kisumu being a city is a major one because we need to know, as a country, when the President goes somewhere and declares something publicly - for example, formation of new districts and cities - at what point do we respect that? That is because some of those things are used on us all the time just for the sake of getting votes! Kisumu is a large city and the people have known that it is a city. Nobody in Kenya is unaware that Kisumu is a city. So, could the Minister promise that, instead of creating a non- existent law--- Could you just follow the Executive Order given by the former President, BabaMoi, to grant the Charter and give us a city?"}