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    "id": 319299,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/319299/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question is, why has the Board of KAA sent the Managing Director on compulsory leave after he appeared before three Joint Committees of Parliament investigating the Airport Greenfield Project. That was the question. I have said that if that is the reason, I have given the directive that Mr. Gichuki should not be victimized by the Board. Having said that, I did not in any way intend to slight the role of this Parliament or its powers. What I am saying is that the Constitution provides for a clear separation of powers between the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. The Executive has its functions clearly spelt out in the Constitution. Matters which the Executive is still dealing with are purely functions of the Executive. Parliament oversees the Executive. If the Executive makes wrong decisions, then Parliament is within its powers to censure it. But Parliament should not act on a matter which has not been resolved by the Executive. I would say that the issue of the Airport Greenfield Project is still being dealt with by the Cabinet. The Cabinet has not made a decision. So"
}