{"id":1133855,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1133855/?format=json","text_counter":90,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Nyaribari Chache, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Richard Tong’i","speaker":{"id":2611,"legal_name":"Richard Nyagaka Tongi","slug":"richard-nyagaka-tongi"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to also contribute to the President’s Speech. On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations where I serve as the Vice-Chair, I appreciate the support the President has given our Committee, particularly on the Foreign Service Bill, which he assented to in a record time. That Bill had been pending for eternity. It had been in the works for more than 30 years. By having it assented to by the President, as a country, we will have a career path that can be explored by both civil servants and career 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."}