{"id":618320,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/618320/?format=json","text_counter":112,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ng’ongo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":110,"legal_name":"John Mbadi Ng'ong'o","slug":"john-mbadi"},"content":"obviously, as a ranking member. I would make contribution as if it is a shadow minister for finance because this is not a parliamentary system. It is a presidential system and so you would call him a ranking member. In my view, there is nothing wrong. This is a Commonwealth practice. It is practised in many jurisdictions. I do not see why Members should have a problem with it. All Members are equal but, we must also recognise that parties have positions. At times you get embarrassed when a party has a position and a Member speaking purportedly on behalf of that coalition is speaking as though he is speaking for another coalition. That is not enriching debate. It is not a question of arguing. The question here is that we want to hear both sides of arguments. That is what is called “debate”. It is not just a matter of passing---"}