{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139619","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139617","results":[{"id":1412591,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412591/?format=json","text_counter":17,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Okay. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1412592,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412592/?format=json","text_counter":18,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ugunja, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Opiyo Wandayi","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, let me thank and congratulate you and, by extension, the Parliamentary Service Commission on this milestone. Having said that, in the past day or so, we have been treated to some fairly negative publicity about the Bunge Tower Project. As a matter of fact, in today’s news, it is prominently covered, and the coverage is highlighting negative aspects of the project."},{"id":1412593,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412593/?format=json","text_counter":19,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ugunja, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Opiyo Wandayi","speaker":null,"content":"I have also listened to none other than Senator Cherargei of Nandi County from my car radio when I was travelling this morning, talking passionately about the status of the building. The institution of Parliament occupies a very unique place in this country. As a matter of fact, Parliament, just like Caesar’s wife, must be beyond reproach because we have an enormous responsibility of overseeing not only the Executive, but also all other arms and agencies of the Government. When such negative publicity emerges on the initiation and execution of such an expensive project, what do we do to reclaim our rightful place in society as the institution of Parliament?"},{"id":1412594,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412594/?format=json","text_counter":20,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ugunja, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Opiyo Wandayi","speaker":null,"content":"I heard Hon. Cherargei eloquently asking a number of questions, including if there has been a certificate of completion or if the Ministry of Health has given the building a clean bill of health. So many questions are being asked, and interestingly, by Members of Parliament."},{"id":1412595,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412595/?format=json","text_counter":21,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"I hear you."},{"id":1412596,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412596/?format=json","text_counter":22,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ugunja, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Opiyo Wandayi","speaker":null,"content":" My dilemma this afternoon is that even as we await the official opening of this building on Friday, which we must all attend, how do we assuage the public and address the concerns that are coming from the public about the efficacy of the Bunge Tower project?"},{"id":1412597,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412597/?format=json","text_counter":23,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ugunja, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Opiyo Wandayi","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you."},{"id":1412598,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412598/?format=json","text_counter":24,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Members, the issues being raised by the Leader of the Minority Party…"},{"id":1412599,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412599/?format=json","text_counter":25,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. Silvanus Osoro consulted other Hon. Members)"},{"id":1412600,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412600/?format=json","text_counter":26,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Order, Whip of the Majority Party. Take your seat. The issue being raised by the Leader of the Minority Party has not escaped my attention. Indeed, I have seen and heard Members who are pouring vitriol, scorn, anger, hatred and many negatives on this structure. Hon. Members, when you elected me as your Speaker, I communicated to you that I was going to ensure that this building – which has taken over 10 years – is completed and occupied. I have spent a lot of time and energy to have this done. For your information, since you elected me as your Speaker, there has been no Exchequer release towards the construction or completion of this building – not even a Shilling!"}]}