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    "id": 406992,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/406992/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Muzee",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2225,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kazungu Muzee",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committees on Lands, Labour and Social Welfare, regarding the state of Vasco Da Gama Pillar in Malindi. Hon. Speaker, the Vasco Da Gama Pillar was built by the great Portuguese Explorer, Vasco Da Gama in the 15th Century. It is a renowned local monument and attracts tourist to Malindi from across the world; having become synonymous with the town. However, there are fears that the pillar may fall off the cliff it was built on owing to massive cracks due to washing by sea waves. Worst still, the land around the monument has been annexed to the extent that accessing the pillar requires one to walk through a narrow alley making it difficult for tourists to access the pillar. Hon. Speaker, in the Statement, the Chairpersons should inquire into and report on the following:- One, the state of the Vasco Da Gama Pillar; two, measures the National Museums of Kenya is taking to enforce the pillar’s support base and prevent it from total collapse; three, when work will start on the renovation of the pillar support base, which is a key national monument; four, whether land around the monument is designed as national public land or private land and finally, measures to ensure provision of an access path for tourists to gain access to the monument because it is a key national monument in town. Thank you very much."
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