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    "id": 959406,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/959406/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am one of the people who believe that we have failed Kenyans by allowing the Executive to control Parliament. We no longer have a Parliament in this country, and the country is run by one Executive. What the Executive wants, it is their way or the highway. We have failed Kenyans; shame on us! We had an opportunity to defend this Constitution. When the founders of this Constitution thought of a Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), it was because they wanted to ensure that there is a competent body that advises on the division of revenue. Why is it that when the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) says something, it is taken as the Gospel truth. However, when the CRA comes up with a recommendation after looking at how the economy is doing, it is trashed. It is about time that we rethink on our roles, as Members of Parliament (MPs). It is wrong to have a National Assembly which, when they are told by the Executive to go to the left, they all go to the left without asking. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is the reason I never appended my signature to this Report; I did not believe in it. I indicated that I would not sign it, because I do not believe in it. I stand firm and believe that when we have a CRA---"
}