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    "id": 772659,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/772659/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I insist that I am only following in the footsteps of Sen. Orengo, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, Sen. Wetangula and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who spoke passionately about the desire to strengthen this House and stop what they called political madness. Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri was even more categorical that as an elder he cannot just sit and watch people run a charade out there. If there are characters out there who do not recognize the Senate and the constitutional offices, it must not include a Senator who is elected to represent the people of Kenya in this House. I insist that the collective respect of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya, depends on the behavior, manner and conduct of the individual Senators in this House. Collectively, 67 of us become the ambassadors and representatives of what the Senate stands for. We will be more than happy to see that a Senate that has senior counsels, respectable lawyers, elected politicians, party leaders--- This is the only House that has party leaders; the ‘Lower House’ does not have. Such a respectable House must lead the nation in the recognition of constitutional institutions, that is, the presidency, Judiciary and every other office. If the Senators will pontify out there and say that we are the"
}