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    "id": 277794,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/277794/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kinyanjui",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Roads",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 48,
        "legal_name": "Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the hon. Member wanted to assert that money has been removed from their area and taken to another area. I think I had the opportunity to correct that. Quickly allow me to mention some challenges that continue to affect us. The first one is the issue of interest rates. The middle class in this country is suffering. I know there was an attempt to address this issue, but under circumstances that are not yet clear up to now that was withdrawn. In the next few coming months, we are trying to say that people who have been saving all their lives are going to lose their savings to banks; banks continue to record high profits every year. As a Government, this is an area that we may want to address. Lastly, in the Constitution we guarantee Kenyans in the diaspora that they will vote. Up to now we have not been able to operationalize and give them the opportunity to vote. Given the contribution of Kenyans outside and especially the remittances we have-- -"
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