Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 722442,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/722442/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 143,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
    },
    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the matter of the Gender Bill, it is really very unfortunate on the Constitutional Amendment and I wish Sen. Sijeny was listening. This is because we in the leadership - I speak for the leadership of Jubilee Coalition - have actually done everything possible to mobilize people to vote. Last time we lost the vote, I realized that there are people who were intentionally absent from voting. Not being available to vote is a vote. You will realize that we have postponed this thing. There was a time we had a Special Sitting and we should have achieved the numbers that time. Some people, including the leadership on the other side walked to the rest rooms, to evade voting on this matter which means there are some people who are unable to vote “no”. They do not want to vote; “yes”,” no”, or abstain. They have made up their minds that they want this thing to fail but they do not want to be here because they fear public scrutiny. I wish we were bold enough as Senators to take a stand. If you are voting “yes” or “no” you do so and that is why I take cue from what Senators have said here that you give us one last chance which should be in the glare of the public. If you say we come back tomorrow, Tuesday or Wednesday next week, we will know that those who will not be here will not have been here by choice. However, it is disheartening that - Sen. Sijeny should take note of this - that our sisters who are here and were nominated to this House for the desire to fight for gender rights were not here last time we voted, are not here today and are not even taking it upon themselves as a matter of course to fight for the cause that brought them here and that will facilitate room for more women to come here. It has been left to us; the champions of women rights to stay here. Give us another day and I will do everything possible within my powers---"
}