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    "id": 838987,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/838987/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I must congratulate you for taking that bold decision. It has happened for the first time. Never before has any Chamber of the House when it was bicameral in the previous year; National Assembly or the Senate, ever held their sittings outside Nairobi, leave alone sessions. I believe that was a matter of courage despite what others might want to say. It is there in the Constitution that Parliament can meet in any part of Kenya. It demonstrates that every part of Kenya is as important as any other part of Kenya. In that respect, Garissa is as important as Nairobi and Mandera is as important as Garissa, because sometimes when we say that we cannot cede any inch of the territory in Kenya, we should show it by taking important institutions like Parliament to other areas. If it was possible, I would ask Parliament to go and meet in Migingo Island to assert the authority of the Republic of Kenya since everyone is scared of going to Migingo Island. I think if we went to Migingo Island, we would boost the spirits of the citizens who are living in there and who feel that they are not part of this country. First of all, let me congratulate you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that very bold decision. The other thing that is very important is what is now anchored in the Constitution; people’s participation. In every business that we do including oversight, there should be participation of the people unlike when we hold sessions here in Nairobi where it is only for those who can afford to get to Nairobi. This time, we could see people participation in Eldoret to the extent that all the communities that met there did a wonderful job including the Arua Community on the Maize Saga where we heard directly from the farmers and it was a very instructive meeting in Eldoret. The Committees on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights went to Eldoret Prison. That is another demonstration that we are to reach every citizen; whatever the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}