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    "id": 881074,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/881074/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": "This issue has really touched me. We have talked about demonstrations at JKIA. I think part of it could be out of some of the politicisation of issues that we are noting now. I have come to understand that what is happening here is an idea that has been put forward and is being considered; one that is being pursued through a feasibility study. This is something that we all do in our professional areas. We encourage people to generate as many ideas as possible and more so, innovative ideas that can move institutions from one level to another. I, therefore, find it strange that we are discussing an issue or you are about to make a decision on an issue that has not been conceived. It is still at the conception stage. Once it is done, there will be a sessional paper to be generated. Out of that paper, we will have a chance to discuss it and see whether the intent is good for the country or not and we will make a decision. Therefore, the expenditure that has been made to develop the concept is acceptable in the professional area. If we do not allow some expenditure on the development of concepts, then we shall never have innovative ideas in anything. We, therefore, invest in some of these ideas to push them to another level. I am aware that some of us come from civil societies. Much money is spent on development of concept papers because that is the engine of development, and without it, we can never move. So, as I have been sitting and listening to our seniors contributing, I was asking myself a few questions. First, will this sessional paper ever come or it has been overtaken by events? My understanding is that it is not yet overtaken and so, it will still come and we shall have a chance to look at it."
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