{"id":1348285,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1348285/?format=json","text_counter":419,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tharaka, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. George Murugara","speaker":null,"content":"The rationale is that we have to prohibit only public officers from contracting with public bodies in which they are employed. This does not extend to family members of relatives because if it affects whatever they are doing, it will be dealt with under a different realm of the law."}