{"id":626527,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/626527/?format=json","text_counter":161,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Macharia","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2367,"legal_name":"Jacob Waweru Macharia","slug":"jacob-waweru-macharia"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support the amendment by Hon. Okoth. I do not see the reason why we should demonise political parties. They are key stakeholders in this country. As Hon. Okoth has put it, it should be silent. Belonging to a political party should not demonise and stop you from sitting in the board."}