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    "id": 885493,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/885493/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13178,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "During campaigns, all politicians use a lot of money to go to the people and beg for their votes. Without anybody requesting for your money, you go and distribute a lot of it to people. That time, the votes that Kenyans hold are quite important. However, today, it is quite clear that the life of Kenyans is no longer important to us. Many people are trying to save money for 2022. Unfortunately, some of the voters that you are counting on will not be there if we cannot save their lives today. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is unfortunate that we are discussing billions of shillings. We are inviting investors from all over the world and they have never known what it means to be hungry or sleep without food. We are inviting them to come and invest in our country when – like last night – we saw expectant mothers who have no food and cannot feed their children, talking of their experience and the suffering they are going through. We, as a nation, have failed. We are talking about the Big Four agenda, especially the housing project. It is unfortunate that in this country today, we have people who cannot feed, clothe or shelter themselves. I was prepared to talk on so many areas. However, as I conclude, remember the children in Turkana County and other parts of Kenya that are suffering from hunger, will sit for their national examination as the other children in this country. What are we doing for them? Our President needs to stand up and declare this hunger as a national disaster. I appeal to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the ground to do something and under emergency, give food to people. Red Cross, appeal to Kenyans to"
}