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    "id": 941625,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/941625/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Therefore, if we have a Government that is not able to check the kind of plunder, and the kind of resources they are wasting every month, I do not think that I can trust some of the projects that are being funded by donors. I have no confidence with the same people increasing the debt ceiling limit to Kshs9 trillion, because I am very afraid that this money may not go to the intended use. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, we have a duty, as the elected representatives of the people, to once in a while consult, talk to the people and get them to understand what kind of issues are before the Senate or any other Parliament for debate. I have held six meetings in the County of Meru, and I have appeared on a television program. Whenever I am asked the question on whether the people of Meru are giving me the authority to go and vote to increase the debt ceiling from Kshs6 trillion to Kshs9 trillion, the answer has always been ‘no.’ That is the report I got from my people. These are my employers, bosses and the people who, in their wisdom, decided that I must sit in this Senate to represent their interests. The worst vote that came was when I appeared on"
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