{"id":104385,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/104385/?format=json","text_counter":410,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kimunya","speaker_title":"The Minister for Trade","speaker":{"id":174,"legal_name":"Amos Muhinga Kimunya","slug":"amos-kimunya"},"content":" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I--- I have been put through this thing for similar things, and I do not want my name to be dragged into every scandal by people who want to escape their responsibilities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to be very categorical that the application that I granted as the Minister for Finance was for waiver of penalties, which is standard for purposes of collecting Government revenue. But I had nothing to do with the extension of a lease; I had nothing to do with the sale of the property and I want that in the public record, because the misinformation given here is meant - as it was given for the Grand Regency, that I had sold an hotel – to start dragging my name into all these scandals where people have failed to do their jobs and are busy looking for people to blame!"}