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    "id": 938296,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/938296/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir East, WDM – K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rashid Kassim",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rashid Kassim Amin",
        "slug": "rashid-kassim-amin-2"
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    "content": "This Bill will benefit 290 former Members of Parliament. However, nearly 130 of them have been deceased so far and their families will benefit from this Bill which is very timely. It will serve Members of Parliament because once a leader, always a leader. Once a Member of Parliament, always a Member of Parliament. The responsibilities that have been bestowed on Members of Parliament; whether in the House or outside, is on each one of them. For those Members of Parliament who served and are still in the midst of our society and they provide leadership roles, I am aware that they are still being burdened with the contributions and support which are required from them by the society. Because of their meagre income, they cannot even afford a meal; their transport and school fees for their grandchildren today. They live in abject poverty. They cannot meet their basic needs, including medical care. This Bill will give each Member of Parliament Kshs100,000 and 55,000 to the families of those who are deceased. This is a great contribution which this House is likely to enact."
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