Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 714685,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/714685/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 191,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kajwang’",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2712,
        "legal_name": "Tom Joseph Kajwang'",
        "slug": "kajwang-tom-joseph-francis"
    },
    "content": "I have no problem in making legislations or with whatever text legislations come before the House because then we can process them. But, I beg that legislation is done in this House with decorum and procedure, that if it is an entirely different or new legislative proposal, then this House takes Reports to Committees where they are debated and taken for public participation and benefit from experts. In fact, we may not even need to re-engineer our way. We may use those Committees to get to where we want. But, there must be a report debated by that Committee and brought before the House to enable us to process it. I can challenge anyone on this; that there is nothing like that. Hon. Speaker, I do not want to go to the merits of these amendments. They can be sound. In fact, in the Kamukunji, I listened to my senior Hon. Chepkong’a and the Leader of the Majority Party, speak very eloquently on some of these subjects. There may be merit in what they were saying, but there could also be alternative merit on what other people may also be saying. The point I am saying is that the legislative mandate of this House will only be exercised if we follow the procedure of the House and to the extent that we do not have a Report. If you look at that Report, you will not see any Member’s signature. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}