{"id":1106514,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1106514/?format=json","text_counter":141,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Olekina","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":407,"legal_name":"Ledama Olekina","slug":"ledama-olekina"},"content":"Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise to request a Statement on the influx of persons of Asian origin into the country. From the onset, I would like to state that I do not subscribe to xenophobia behaviour. However, as a representative of the people of this country, I have to raise the concerns of the citizens of this country on the Floor of this House. I rise pursuant to Standing Order Standing Order 48(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the influx of persons of Asian origin into the country. In the statement, the Committee should - (i) State the number of nationalities of persons of Asian origin who have been arriving into the country in droves for the past few weeks."}