{"id":855003,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/855003/?format=json","text_counter":172,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cherargei","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13217,"legal_name":"Cherarkey K Samson","slug":"cherarkey-k-samson"},"content":"Let me start from where Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., left. He talked about the Lake Victoria Economic Bloc. It is a good idea. However, I thank the people of Kakamega County for going to the High Court to block the establishment of a bank where everyone of the 14-member counties is supposed to contribute Kshs200 million. Some people seem not to be aware that there is a Constitution that was promulgated in 2010. The reason residents have moved to court with regard to the creation of the Lake Victoria Economic Bloc is because of one thing; public participation. The 14 governors, including my own governor and good friend, decided to sit down and while taking some tea and mandazi, they thought to create a---."}