{"id":139164,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/139164/?format=json","text_counter":198,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence","speaker":{"id":192,"legal_name":"Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery","slug":"joseph-nkaissery"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would just like to say that we, as Assistant Minisers, are not here merely for presence. We are here, representing our Ministries. If we had known that a situation like this one was going to arise, we would have responded appropriately. We were never informed."}