{"id":1192077,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192077/?format=json","text_counter":94,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kibwana","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":277,"legal_name":"Kibwana Kivutha","slug":"kibwana-kivutha"},"content":"Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on developing countries including Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should: - (1) State the reason the IMF has imposed austerity measures on developing countries including Kenya while warning rich countries against austerity measures,"}