{"id":20277,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/20277/?format=json","text_counter":630,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ms. Karua","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":166,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari Karua","slug":"martha-karua"},"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the majority must have their way, but the minority must also have their say. I think Parliament has ceded its authority. With the new dispensation, we should stay conscious that we have the power of the purse and that the Executive’s proposals are a wish list until approved by this House. Having failed to do that, let us hope that future Parliaments will re-establish this principle."}