{"id":724040,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/724040/?format=json","text_counter":237,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Chepkong’a","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1154,"legal_name":"Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga","slug":"samuel-kiprono-chepkonga"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to support the proposal by the Leader of the Majority Party. Most of us, if not 100 per cent of Parliament, have accounts with the Co-operative Bank of Kenya. As you know, this bank is owned by co- operators, including my own co-operative society called ‘Ainabkoi Co-operative Society’, which is a serious shareholder in the Bank. By locking out co-operators, we will neither be encouraging nor empowering people at the grassroots. They should be able to participate in the monies or taxes that are raised by Kenyans. I support the amendment by the Leader of the Majority Party."}