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    "id": 917660,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/917660/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
        "slug": "john-mbadi"
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    "content": " I agree with the President that sometimes, we tend to think that Government can run businesses. I think we need to start accepting that the Government’s job is not to run businesses. However, to me, we need to go back to the Constitution and talk about public participation. When Government, through ministries, is making far-reaching recommendations such as this one, the people of the Coast need to be comfortable. When I hear Hon. Nassir talk, we should not dismiss him. He represents people and there are Members of Parliament from Coast. The Government should start engaging people through public participation. Before you bring these legislations to the House, you need to engage and have the leaders and the people understand and appreciate. That is so that we do not have a situation where we are like disagreeing with our colleagues who come from Coast. If this is for the benefit of the people of Coast, why can the leaders from Coast not be engaged? Why can the public at the Coast not be engaged so that they appreciate the good things or intentions of the Government? That is where I have a problem. In future, let the Government learn to engage with the public through public participation."
}