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    "id": 61736,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/61736/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Mugo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Health and Sanitation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 85,
        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to bring to your attention and seek your guidance on a matter that is appearing in the front page of today’s The Standard. It is written in red letters that read: “WHY THEY ARE ON PNU CROSSHAIRS.” It goes on to say: “Kalonzo chaired Tuesday’s House Business Committee meeting where Kimunya set off PNU’s protest against Wako for going against Kibaki.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to bring it to your attention that this is not only misleading, but completely incorrect. I am a Member of the House Business Committee and you are also a Member and you were present in that meeting. No such thing took place in that meeting. Hon. Kimunya did not bring up that matter neither was the Vice- President chairing the meeting. It was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government who chaired that meeting. This goes on to show that it is a deliberate lie to paint a different picture to certain people or party. For a newspaper which is not even an alternative Press but the mainstream Press to publish such incorrect information about the House Business Committee is not only undesirable but a very worrying trend. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek your guidance on what order you will give; whether to bar this newspaper or--- This is not the first time The Standard has published such reports. This newspaper has severally discussed this House. It is disrespect for a very important House Committee – the House Business Committee. It is either they report correctly or they stop reporting on Parliament issues. Even if they do not like certain people or party, they should report correctly. What action will you take against this newspaper and the hon. Members – if they are really honorable – who brought out such information to give to the newspapers, since the newspapers do not attend House Business Committee meetings?"
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