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    "id": 475274,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/475274/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kajwang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 164,
        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just as you refer this matter to the RBC, there is something about the Press that we must say. Those days when we were trying to get multiparty politics in the country, we realized that the Opposition had been given a blackout by the media. Those days there was only one media which is KBC. We had to go to court to seek space so that at least the Opposition could also be covered. Of course, they gave us grudgingly and they covered us a little and argued that it was enough. If you watch the minutes that they give to the National Assembly and the minutes that they give to the Senate, it is not the same. This is public money and this is the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. We should now insist that we must get equal time. They cannot just say that they are excited about some stories coming from a particular House, or some heckling and fighting in some House. They are not very interested in gentlemen and ladies who speak in a quiet manner because I think sometimes the Press is guided by excitement and what sells. This is public money, we are not selling news. We want the public to get to know what the Senate does and debates and the same for the National Assembly. We want to insist that as you go to the RBC to say that we want equal time. If it is KBC that is going to cover it and this is public money and this the Senate of this Parliament and that is the National Assembly, split it 50/50, so that the country can begin 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."
}