Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 449530,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/449530/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 175,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
    },
    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I want to join my colleagues in sending my message of condolence and that of the people of Garissa Township, to the family of Gen. Mulinge. The Leader of Minority Party and I will write to you formally asking that hon. Members donate one Sitting of their allowances to contribute to our colleague. We will formally do it and it will bear both of our signatures. The Late Gen. Mulinge has a long history. I do not think they were friends with hon. Jakoyo, maybe hon. Kaluma who was not poor. I have a history with the Gen. Mulinge and other Generals including hon. Maj-Gen.Nkaissery. When Gen. Mulinge retired, he handed over the baton to a great man from my constituency and county called hon. Eng. Gen. Mohamoud Mohammed, who I think together they defended democracy and said no to coups. If Gen. Karangi is watching me together with other Generals who will follow, they must emulate and take people from dark forces that do not believe in the rule of law, elections and winning of elections. They thrive well in chaos and in making sure that at any cost they must ascend to power. Hon. Speaker, Gen. Mulinge and his colleagues, Gen. Mohammed, Gen. Kibwana, Gen. Tonge, Gen. Kianga, Gen. Lengess from Samburu County and Maj-Gen. Ndolo made sure that the Kenyan people elected their leaders through the ballot and not through bullets, street demonstrations, funerals, political caucuses and shenanigans. I agree that the late Gen. Mulinge and Gen. Mohammed were serving the only party; it was the party of baba and mama . Under the new Constitution, we have depoliticized our military. One day, my good friend hon. Jakoyo Midiwo, and I were having a cup of tea. He said it would have been better if we had joined the military than coming to a Parliament; of course, those days we were talking about ransacking. He thought Parliament would have been better; but I told him, he did not have a chance to join the military because of his age. I want Members of Parliament to send their condolences and attend the burial because Gen. Mulinge was also a Member of Parliament. The Member of Parliament for Kathiani now is Hon. Robert; he is seated there. I had the privilege attending with him one of the most famous schools in this country, which is also a military school, called Moi Forces Academy. Only 20 per cent of us, including Hon. Robert, were not--- I know that former President Moi has lost a very dear friend because that is one of the men who saved and brought unity to the Kamba people. Kamba leadership must The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}