Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 758731,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/758731/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 369,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Jaldesa",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 601,
        "legal_name": "Rehema Dida Jaldesa",
        "slug": "rehema-dida-jaldesa"
    },
    "content": "with more than 4,000 head of cattle. To date, we cannot account for the number of the lives lost. We are in a county that respects the rule of law and Chapter 4, Article 26 of the Constitution guarantees protection of life and property. As I condole with the people of Trans Mara, I request the Government to give this issue a totally different approach, so that when such incidents happen, we can know who is responsible, the causes of such unnecessary killings and to what extent the affected community is either compensated or made to understand the drive behind the incident. I also want to say that we do not have a vacuum of leadership both at the national and the county levels. As far as I am concerned, all the representatives of the Government are present in these counties and wards. Therefore, I would like to understand the roles of the county commissioners. What are the roles of the Deputy County Commissioners? Why is it that when such incidents happen, we always point fingers at the lowest level of representation which is the chiefs? I wish to request the House in future to consider apportioning responsibilities to the people who are mandated to ensure that lives and properties are protected. The people I have in mind in terms of hierarchy are the county commissioners. I want to finish my contribution by saying that we are fully in support of the Motion and we join them in mourning the lost lives."
}