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    "id": 818318,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank Hon. Pukose for bringing this very important point of order. Just like the media has the right to inform, they are obligated, under the current Constitution, to fair hearing. Criminal responsibility is not collective. It is individual. I took a bit of interest and got the two particular newspapers on that particular day. When a newspaper comes up with such a sensational headline: “ House of bribes ”, there are 416 Members! If we add the two speakers, there are 418. This is collective punishment not only to the Members of Parliament and that includes the Senate, but also everybody who reads. These days, in the era of IT and global village, this story is seen by everybody. The assumption outside there is that the representatives of the people of Kenya are corrupt. If you go ahead, it says “The house of rent seekers and spin doctors.” If you go to page six, it says: “Bribery den: When watchdogs turn predators” Really! As much as the Kenyan public is entitled to the right to get information through the members of the Fourth Estate, who I consider as the fourth arm in our governance structure, they should also be fair to the Members of Parliament. Just for information, Members of Parliament are not passengers in the governance structure of the Republic of Kenya. I want to remind the Members. The opening chapter of the current reformist Constitution equates sovereignty. This is what it reads. This is why I am not ashamed of being a Member of Parliament. The most difficult job in Kenya to pursue is to be elected. You all understand how difficult it is. This is what Article 1 (1) says: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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