{"id":1037529,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1037529/?format=json","text_counter":270,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Funyula, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo","speaker":{"id":13331,"legal_name":"Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo","slug":"wilberforce-ojiambo-oundo-2"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the adoption of the Charter on Democracy. Democracy is the hallmark of a modern society. Democracy means that every man has a say; the majority have their say, but the minority must also be listened to. The issue of democracy in Africa has been a case of study for many years. Indeed, the just concluded elections in Tanzania give a glimpse of the mutating face of democracy in Africa."}