{"id":1175455,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1175455/?format=json","text_counter":31,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Clerk of the Senate (","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Senators, it is important to observe that Standing Order No. .3(3) provides as follows- “Pursuant to Article74 of the Constitution, no person shall assume or perform any functions of the office of a Senator before taking and subscribing to the Oath or Affirmation of Office provided for under paragraph (1).”"}