Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 535062,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/535062/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 238,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Munyaka",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 86,
        "legal_name": "Victor Kioko Munyaka",
        "slug": "victor-munyaka"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to register my thanks for the Presidential Address. I want to acknowledge that it was one of the best speeches ever made by a Head of State in Kenya. I really want to thank him because of offering an apology to all Kenyans for the past injustices meted on them. Looking at the House that particular day, I noticed Senators Wetangula, Orengo, Omar Hassan, Khalwale and, in fact, all Members of Parliament gave a standing ovation because of that very good Address. I was particularly impressed by him, noting that there is a lot of conflict in some counties which is a threat to devolution. He talked about a commission created to see whether Makueni County should be dissolved. The same is happening in many other counties. I have some experience about Machakos County. There has been a lot of conflict because the Senator and the Governor do not see eye to eye. Maybe some of these accusations bedevilling Governor Alfred Mutua could be due to the conflict, counter accusations and writing of letters to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). I request the EACC to do thorough investigations before they name any individual in corruption. I also want to echo the sentiments of hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona, that if a particular parliamentary committee has been mentioned, I do not think we can have collective responsibility. We should have individual responsibility for any crime committed by an individual Member. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is no legal framework for having an elected MP or a governor stepping aside to allow for investigations. With regard to Machakos County, my governor has been mentioned and the accusation is that he bought 14 vehicles for the County Executive Officers. However, what is on the ground is that, there was value for money. With the money budgeted, he chose to buy second hand vehicles and, I believe, most MPs here drive very good reconditioned second hand vehicles. That is what we use."
}