{"id":445186,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/445186/?format=json","text_counter":90,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Billow","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":260,"legal_name":"Billow Adan Kerrow","slug":"billow-kerrow"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to respond to the statement by the Senator for Murang’a County, Sen. Kembi-Gitura, on the escalating bank interest rates. This is an elaborate statement. I want to give the highlights and then I will probably leave it to the Member to determine. The Member had sought a number of issues. It is common knowledge that interests charged by commercial banks have been escalating over time as a result of which borrowing has become very expensive."}