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    "id": 4301,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/4301/?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"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to state as follows:- (a) I am not in a position to clarify the extent to which Kenyan politics is being funded by drug money. These are illicit transactions for which there are no official and accurate records. I am not able to indicate, if any, which political parties and specific politicians have been beneficiaries of proceeds of drug trafficking. To do so would be speculative. (b) There is no definitive study which has been conducted so far that indicates how much money is generated from the distribution and consumption of drugs in Kenya. There is equally no definitive study which provides evidence of the extent to which Kenyan politics is being influenced by drug money. It is also not possible to provide definitive proof that the activities of political parties or politicians are being funded with proceeds of trade in illegal drugs. A recent study by Mr. Peter Gastrow of International Peace Institute entitled; “ Termites at Work: Transnational Organized Crime and State Erosion in Kenya”, published in September, 2011 indicates that several international drug trafficking networks operate in Kenya. The report further claims that there is a trend by these networks to use drug money to attain positions of influence, particularly, in the politics of Kenya. The report, however, does not provide definitive evidence to support this claim except to refer, in a footnote to allegations contained in an unsigned article in"
}