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    "id": 318236,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to condemn the utterances that were reported in the media. I could give this House a story. When my Finance Bill was passed, there were same accusations that money had passed hands. I confronted the person who was reported in the media to have said that. He said, “I heard”. I asked him if he knew who had been paid. He said, “No, I heard”. I asked him, “What did you hear?” He said, “I heard”. I asked again, “from whom?” He said, “from somewhere”. So, I concluded that this was simply rumor mongering which is dangerous to this House because it taints the reputation of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think this is an African disease where if you lose an election you say that you were rigged. If you die you do not die of a natural disease rather you are bewitched. That was my conclusion of it. This is because when I confronted the person he could only tell me, “I heard”. And when I asked him from where, he answered, “From somewhere.” He then asked me, “Did you hear me say that or I was reported by the media to have said that?” When somebody says that, what do you conclude? Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you warned us the other time that Members should go to the police and make statements, they never bothered over the same issue. So, I would say that we should ignore mhe. Bonny Khalwale and we proceed. It is simply rumor mongering."
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