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    "id": 390400,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/390400/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G. Kariuki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 330,
        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I wish to make a Personal Statement under Standing Order No.85. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my attention, has been drawn to a report attributed to me by a section of the media, specifically today’s issue of the Daily Nation of Thursday, 19th September, 2013, on page 16, which has misrepresented my contribution to this House made on 17th September, 2013. In this issue, I have been reported to have suggested that the Council of Governors (CoGs) should be disbanded. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, nothing can be further from the truth and the HANSARD will bear me out. There was no reference whatsoever to the CoGs in my speech. I am aware that the Council is established under Section 19 of the Inter- Governmental Relations Act. Therefore, it requires the amendment of the relevant legal instruments if it was to be disbanded. I did not even remotely suggest that the council should be disbanded. What I thought was the empowerment of the Senate through legislation for increased direct involvement in the affairs of the counties to achieve objectives of devolution. That is my statement. I would like to request the media, through you, to report the proceedings of this House accurately, more so, when they are reporting the proceedings of Parliament and the other assemblies. These are very serious institutions. These media houses can cause confusion in the country if we are not careful. They need to report verbatim what we say here and also in other institutions. Thank you. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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