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    "id": 938412,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/938412/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was watching from my office and it looks like Members have not understood this Bill completely and that is why I had to come back at this hour. It is very specific. It is not talking about councillor. It is not talking about a blanket thing. It says Members of Parliament who served between 1st July 1984 and 1st January 2001 to get a minimum of Kshs100,000. That is the matter before this House. It is disheartening to hear that former Members of Parliament are languishing in poverty. Surely, there is need to take care of their welfare, but how many people are languishing in poverty? Kenyans are languishing in poverty. There are thousands and thousands of Kenyans in our constituencies who are languishing in poverty. This House was not meant to discriminate. It is a House that represents the people of Kenya. So, when you talk about poverty, there are many Kenyans who have no shoes. People think they forgot their shoes at home, but they cannot afford them. There are some who cannot cook and some people think they have forgotten to cook or they do not have time. So, we have to be very careful about this Bill."
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