{"id":597265,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/597265/?format=json","text_counter":78,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Hassan","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":431,"legal_name":"Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai","slug":"hassan-omar-hassan-sarai"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as I have issues with regard to the harsh sanctions imposed by KRA, the matter of paying tax is not negotiable in this Senate. I do not doubt your wisdom and I concur with your decisions. We should not have allowed this Petition in the first place. It is frivolous and it appears to circumvent an obligation."}