Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1227189,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1227189/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 341,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13223,
        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
        "slug": "johnes-mwashushe-mwaruma"
    },
    "content": "Four, we have only three days for Committees to meet. In the Committees, we process our Bills, Petitions and Statements. We have had problems of quorum in the Committees because of the Members belonging to two, three, four committees. In the permutations and the combinations, we have had difficulties having quorum if the Committees are sitting at the same time. What will happen now if you are having only two days instead of the three Committee days, that is Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings? Madam Temporary Speaker, when we have done our Committees, we have had good sessions with CSs, who appear, and we have gone into the depth of the issues. Now, by reducing the time to two days, do you want to bite it shallow and wide or you want to continue biting narrow and deep when we have just few Members asking questions to CSs? So, I oppose this move. I know because of the membership of the other side and the few Members from this side, they might support this move unconstitutional move. However, I want to go on record that this amendment to the Standing Orders is tantamount to trying to change the Constitution through the back door. I know the President wants the CSs to come here, but then why can he not follow the Constitution and change it through the provisions that are there that allow us to change our Constitution? Madam Temporary Speaker, I oppose and thank you for the opportunity."
}