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    "id": 938448,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/938448/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Muhoroni, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Onyango Oyoo",
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        "legal_name": "James Onyango Oyoo",
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    "content": "by all means and make sure that if relevant amendments come, we consider them in the light of what we are going through. It is unfortunate that after somebody becomes a Member of Parliament, you naturally adopt the term “ Mheshimiwa ” or “Honourable”. That title should not go away. In Kenya, that title is in tandem with wealth. When people in the constituency call you “Honourable” or “ Mheshimiwa ”, the next thing they want is to articulate to you their problems which you must address by giving them money. If you do not have money, you have problems with them. Even after you leave office, so many Harambee requests will still be addressed to you. Many of these people still see you in the light of what you once were. It is a good thing for any responsible Member. Let us not take this Bill as a joke. We are all serving Members. Tomorrow, we will not be here. I am not going to be very savoury to you and tell you that you will retire. You will be retired. After you have been retired, will you patiently wait for the same people who are singing songs of your praises to throw tirades at you? I have heard people debating outside here. The Press is waiting. Each time parliamentarians talk about their salary reviews, they want to compare us with the developed world. They say that Kenyan legislators will earn more than their British and American counterparts. Do we know that the role of a parliamentarian in Kenya is to legislate, represent and oversee? Legislation is easy. I am currently doing my legislative duties. There is something called oversight. About 80 per cent or most of the representation is done in the constituency. Our voters have been made to believe that representation can only be done by helping them with their challenges."
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