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    "id": 541806,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waiganjo",
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        "legal_name": "John Muriithi Waiganjo",
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    "content": "1829 that HANSARD became a permanent record of Parliament. The HANSARD is a vital component of parliamentary democracy in that it captures the speeches, the votes and the debates in the House. It is the only complete, accurate and permanent record of the House. The HANSARD contributes the necessary precision to the affairs of politics and provides an invaluable account of past parliamentary endavours. Therefore, the HANSARD is more or less sacrosanct and one looking at the HANSARD would learn the chief subject of the time, the period in which the country was living, the expressions of the Members of the House, the style of speaking, the manners of thought and most importantly, the tumultuous period that the country may be living because the speeches we make and the debates we come up with are informed by the instructions we get from those we represent. For instance, when we debate about insecurity, we know for a fact in a particular point in time in our lives as a country, that there was insecurity or corruption for that matter. Hon. Speaker, therefore, the HANSARD is also the basis for tracing the ground work of all legislation and motive of the Members for instance when Members ask Questions, when they raise points of order, when they raise points of information and even the Petitions we present to this House. It, therefore, serves as a main reference point not only for the general public, but for Members of Parliament who may wish to reflect upon what they said in this House. It is also a main reference to Government Ministries particularly when they want to follow up on their proposed legislation or even when they want to come up with regulations."
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