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    "id": 896809,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/896809/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 49,
        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I commended the President yesterday for the exposition of the public policy that he delivered in this House and his desire and commitment to fight corruption. I believe that we can fight corruption even better if we have an alternative voice. We appreciate that the “handshake” is useful for this country. We are already reaping the benefits from it. However, every time there is a contest, there will be a winner and loser. In our case, there will be the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, which are positions which are provided for in our Constitution and Standing Orders with clear roles. When one is consumed by the other, the country is worse off because that alternative view is lost. However, I am not saying that we do not support the “handshake”. It is also good for those who do not get the mandate to form the Government to know that they have a role to play which is clearly stipulated in the Constitution. It is for that reason that the Minority Party is no longer referred to as the Opposition because we do not expect them to always oppose. They should bring an alternative view on board, so that the country can be better off."
}