{"id":883072,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/883072/?format=json","text_counter":312,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Patrick Mariru","speaker_title":"The Temporary Deputy Speaker","speaker":{"id":13400,"legal_name":"Patrick Kariuki Mariru","slug":"patrick-kariuki-mariru"},"content":"Secondly and more important, committees of this House must not take the House for a ride. We are not here to rubberstamp. The President is at the forefront fighting corruption. You cannot justify the Kshs3.9 billion spent here. In fact, there is conflict of interest. This was a parliamentary-paid trip to Mandera. In Mandera, there is a very good type of meat called Aleso. Maybe the Members went there and enjoyed it."}