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    "id": 364019,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Mbadi, fortunately, this House took a conscious decision to have live broadcast of its business, so that whatever happens here is open to all Kenyans in their sitting rooms, including those with television sets in their bedrooms as well as those in places of entertainment and others who have the luxury of having television sets in their cars, et cetera . So, the media, really, has not been barred from covering the House. It is only fair that the media be also requested to be fair in what they report. However, arrangements are being made to accommodate the media temporarily in some different location. Before that happens, they should just use the available spaces within Parliament Buildings. If hon. Members could, for more than three months, operate from all manner of places, surely, the media should also sympathise. Committees have been informed; we just do not have space. The temporary structure where the media houses operated from is enough for two committees to sit concurrently. Therefore, we are just requesting that the media bears with us, just like you, hon. Members, have done in the past. The media has not been excluded and will not be excluded from Parliament Buildings but, as you said, hon. Mbadi, they are entitled to their opinions, including saying that even now, they have been barred from covering Parliament. It is up to them to choose what they want to report. If they want to report that it has now been confirmed from the Chair that they have been barred, we cannot help it. They will say so but we are saying loudly and clearly that they"
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