Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 757633,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/757633/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 187,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro Onyiego",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for South Mugirango",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1417,
        "legal_name": "Silvanus Osoro Onyiego",
        "slug": "silvanus-osoro-onyiego"
    },
    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker I want to seek your protection because I am making my maiden speech. I appreciate the people of South Mugirango for having faith in me despite the challenges of clanism that our constituency is prone to. They felt that I was the best for this position. Ours is a calling and so we need to set aside our political angers and inclinations. It is indeed true that at this moment we are making hasty decisions out of anger and based on our political affiliations. It is because of the recent happenings. It is very important for Hon. Members to realise that we have a country to protect. We need to know that despite the current circumstances, we should not be making decisions that befit us for this particular moment. We need not to push for electoral laws that would benefit us at this moment and also tomorrow when we will be seeking to run for that top seat. Hon. Members should understand that. On the issue of trading insults in public rallies, I have noted with a lot of concern, as a new Member of Parliament, that the habit is with both Jubilee and NASA. We are learning from the best. Some of us young legislators look upon the top leadership of this country. So, even though at times you may choose to silence the young Members of Parliament who insult the presidency, you also need to look at the other side. The President should also try to be calm at times and cool his anger. When the Head of State calls the learned judges wakora and stuff like that, really one wonders what could be happening. The Supreme Court is a top institution. The Judiciary is an arm of Government that should be respected. We need to learn that some of these statements we hear from both political sides are a result of anger. The Hon. Member for Gatundu South, for instance, one time said that wembe ni ule ule and claimed that he would use that"
}