Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 228852,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/228852/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 126,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 202,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
        "slug": "samuel-poghisio"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to also add my voice to the thanks of this House that go to the Speech that was made by His Excellency the President. This is a national address of sorts. We have important things that come out of that Speech. Many times, I find it loaded with many things. However, I would like to point out that this being the home stretch in an election year, the Government of the day is giving the final state of the nation address, identifying areas where they have succeeded, areas where they have a long way to go and policies, Bills and the direction that ought to be followed by the Government towards the end of its term. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is one thing that I would like to point out. West Pokot, which is a very old district, started in 1913. That district has this year, for the first time, been divided into two districts - West Pokot and Pokot North. I am now an hon. Member from Pokot North District. We have been in West Pokot District for a long time. We have to get used to saying that we come from Pokot North District. Unfortunately, that is a part of the country that, for many years, was administered by Uganda. Kenya did not even recognise that part of the country. From 1931 to 1970, we were wholly administered by Uganda. In fact, the Ugandan flag used to fly where Kacheliba Town stands now. Just across the river, in the same West Pokot District, the Kenyan flag used to fly there. So, if you visited Kacheliba in the 1970s, you would have needed your passport to cross over to my constituency. However, things have changed. In 1970, we became part of Kenya. That history is important. That is something that was considered by the Government when it came up with the new district. That is because when we were under the Ugandan Government for 40 years, it did not treat our area as part of its territory. It was simply administering it. So, nothing went on. In 1970, when we became part of this country, the other parts of the country had developed so much. We have been trying to catch up. We pleaded, on many occasions, for the creation of a special district known as Alale or Kacheliba. But I want to be thankful to this Government because this year, that was granted to us."
}