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    "id": 956677,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/956677/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13195,
        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I choose to ignore and continue. We need to appreciate the establishment of the different arms of government in the Constitution. The Legislature is an arm that is supposed to be independent. What I am seeing in the legislative arm is a compromised lot of leadership. The National Assembly is behaving like schoolboys. It is sad that the National Assembly and its leadership can be coerced to amend a mediated version of the Division of Revenue Bill. Therefore, my point is, let the ―handshake‖ be out of the Chambers of this House. Let us perform our constitutionally mandated role as the Senate, but we shall not be compromised. I urge the Minority Leader, and as the Deputy Minority Leader, that from today, we will perform the role of the opposition in this House. We shall continue with the ―handshake‖ when we step outside this House because our country is being---"
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