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    "id": 377333,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/377333/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 108,
        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, my understanding of the regional parliament--- When I talk about regional parliament, I am thinking of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). This is an assembly to which you send representatives of the people, elected to represent people in that capacity. I know that in jurisdictions that have a bicameral arrangement like our own--- Let me use the mother of the Commonwealth because we have always operated within the Commonwealth Parliamentary tradition. When you look at the role of the House of Lords as a Chamber operating separately from the House of Commons, it is very clear in terms of who between the House of Commons and the House of Lords carries the distinctive role of representing the people. That is without doubt the House of Commons. It is the same distinction we could draw between the Senate and the House of Representatives in the USA, one being basically a House of state and the other one being the house of representatives of the people. Therefore, I am really hoping that this matter will not again become another arena for unnecessary friction. This is the House of representatives of the people of the Republic of Kenya. The Senate, in our jurisdiction, is pretty similar to the arrangement in the American jurisdiction. Under our Constitution - unfortunately, I do not have my copy here - I know"
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