{"id":644345,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/644345/?format=json","text_counter":161,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":170,"legal_name":"Bonny Khalwale","slug":"bonny-khalwale"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I agree with Sen. Kembi- Gitura. I am not contesting the throwing out of the Member. In fact, the HANSARD has recorded me. I have appealed to the Speaker of the Senate to sit with the Speaker of the National Assembly to consider making the punishment a bit lighter in view of the High Court ruling that those are nothing but just consultations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the point that I wanted to make; that you need to see how best you can allow us to exercise parliamentary democracy. I can assure you that when I feel motivated that I want to speak about corruption by coming here with a placard, I will The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"}