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    "id": 813331,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/813331/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Outa",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fredrick Otieno Outa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this amendment Bill which will give guidance on individuals who are meant to benefit from it. This will cure a number of things. I remember some years back, Kenya was struggling whether to pay the former Prime Minister, Raila Amolo Odinga, his benefits as a citizen who had served this country. It was the same for the former Deputy President, Kalonzo Musyoka. If this law is amended, it will take powers from the Executive. These are powers which the Executive might use for their own benefit, for example, to intimidate the people they perceive would compete with them. This is the entitlement for the offices that are created, whether in the Executive as the President or the Deputy President; the Speaker of the Senate or of the National Assembly. If we do not give any guidelines or regulations, that is where the Executive will find a way to mistreat such individuals who are entitled to the benefits. With those few remarks, Mr. Speaker, sir, I beg to support this Bill."
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