{"id":558028,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/558028/?format=json","text_counter":307,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ng’ongo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":110,"legal_name":"John Mbadi Ng'ong'o","slug":"john-mbadi"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am standing here this afternoon a very disappointed man. In the Constitution, the President of the Republic of Kenya is a symbol of national unity. Actually, he is given a responsibility that is very heavy. No one else in this country has a responsibility similar to that of the President. That is why he has the power to veto a Bill. However, that power is supposed to be exercised with a lot of caution. In fact, I had been listening to media reports about the President’s Memorandum until I saw it. I could not believe that what the media was reporting was actually correct until I saw the President put in writing what I thought was a joke. I am saying so because I am wondering who the real advisers of our President are. They let him down big time in terms of legal and political advice. If I were the adviser of His Excellency President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, I would do a better job. Thank God I am not because I would not do such a shoddy job. What am I saying? The President should 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."}