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    "id": 789103,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/789103/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "disappointment that Kenneth Matiba has gone with to the grave is the fact that the democratic space he fought for is limited and that TV stations can still be switched off in this country. I am sure that, that is a very serious disappointment to him. That he died when journalists can be harassed, humiliated and even tortured the way they were at the airport in this age and era, I am sure Matiba must have died a very disappointed person. The fact that he died at a time when court orders are still being disobeyed at will even with the Constitution that we fought so hard for in place, to me that is the greatest disappointment. As people who have been left behind, if we want the spirit of Kenneth Matiba to be at peace, then we must address issues of democracy and the rule of law in this country. Let us not remain a primitive state the way sometimes we exhibit ourselves. Sometimes some people’s behaviour makes me describe them as obnoxious. We behave in an archaic manner. How on earth in this generation would you switch off TV stations? How on earth can you harass journalists in the full glare of the international media? How on earth would you refuse to appear in court when the courts have said you should do so? To me, that is the challenge, as leaders, we need to take going forward rather than unnecessary political issues on who is supposed to lead and when."
}