{"id":230004,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/230004/?format=json","text_counter":261,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Samoei","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":204,"legal_name":"William Samoei Ruto","slug":"william-ruto"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, be that as it may--- That is precisely why I am saying that this House should lead the way. It is this House that Section 13(1) vests the authority to approve the money. But before we exercise that authority, I am saying that we should do a lot of soul- searching, so that we can, as a Republic and a country, rationalise the salaries of all public servants. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry to say that we are not justified to approve these salaries, unless we bring it as a package for all public servants. With those few remarks, I beg to oppose."}