{"id":755596,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/755596/?format=json","text_counter":188,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. George Gitonga Murugara","speaker_title":"The Member for Tharaka","speaker":{"id":13491,"legal_name":"George Gitonga Murugara","slug":"george-gitonga-murugara"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am the Member for Tharaka Constituency. I thank God this afternoon for giving us this opportunity to have the debate on the President’s Address. Congratulations to Hon. Deputy Speaker for being elected to that office. I thank the people of Tharaka for electing me to be their MP for the first time. It was difficult, especially coming from one of the oldest party in Kenya – the Democratic Party (DP) – and being alone. In view of the fact that I am part of the Jubilee fraternity, I got the worth. 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."}