{"id":1155730,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1155730/?format=json","text_counter":53,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Rarieda, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo","speaker":{"id":13465,"legal_name":"Paul Otiende Amollo","slug":"paul-otiende-amollo"},"content":"The theme for this year’s event was: “The Role of Parliament in Conflict Resolution\". Since its establishment, the Forum has been crucial in spearheading discourse on security, peace, stability and development in the region; a region that has over the years seen more than its fair share of bloody wars, famine and starvation, economic and social inequalities, religious strife and political instability."}