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    "id": 618415,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/618415/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1529,
        "legal_name": "Ejidius Njogu Barua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to second this Motion. I also want to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for the positive comments about me. I appreciate and I want to assure him and the House that I am equal to the task. I would like, from the outset, to support the Motion as it is. Let us give motions of adjournment a maximum of three hours. However, if the recess does not exceed 10 days, the Motion should be debated for 30 minutes. Three hours is adequate and the five minutes given to each Member will ensure that as many Members as possible contribute to a Motion for Adjournment because it affects them. The 10 minutes given to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party are also adequate. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I had placed my request during the debate on the Motion under Order No.10 but I did not get an opportunity. Therefore, I am grateful for this opportunity. There are two issues I wanted to raise. The first issue concerns these Procedural Motions. The second issue is on priority in speaking. I can see that priority has been given to the leadership of the House. I propose that effort should be made by this House to ensure that each one of us is given adequate opportunity to air his/her views since we all represent constituencies and counties. Hon. Speaker, I am saying this because if look at the Mzalendo website, you will find that it gives the highest rated speakers and most of them are leaders of this House. This is because the Standing Orders and these Procedural Motions favour them."
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