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    "id": 917034,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/917034/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Keter",
        "slug": "gideon-keter"
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    "content": "Because I know everybody wants to talk, we abolished the Senate in 1966. During that time, Kenyans realised that the Senate in Kenya does not work because it does not have any function. I have a very hard stand against referendum. I will change it today and support the referendum, so that we can start by reviewing the conduct of Senate. If possible, just like what happened in 1966, we should abolish the Senate instead of having a referendum to create positions to massage the ego of a few politicians. We can do this because it will reduce the wage bill and burden that Kenyans bear every day. In this country, punda amechoka. Waheshimiwa wamekuwa wengi kuliko raia . We can start by abolishing the Senate and the allowances they earn. It is very funny that the Senators go to oversee the roles of the National Assembly with two choppers and they are only three! We are wasting public funds. If Kenyans have to reduce the wage bill, services delivered to them and roads constructed, we can reduce this uncalled for wastage, including the wastage that comes with the position of the Leader of the Majority Party in the Senate, which is not anchored in law. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}