{"id":1131989,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1131989/?format=json","text_counter":1603,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Lusaka","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Senators, Articles 125 and 153 of the Constitution are coached in mandatory terms and vest direct constitutional obligation on a Cabinet Secretary with respect to Parliamentary oversight. Appearance before the Senate and its committees is, therefore, not optional and may not be pegged on fulfillment of any pre-condition set by anyone."}