{"id":148600,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/148600/?format=json","text_counter":360,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Imanyara","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":22,"legal_name":"Gitobu Imanyara","slug":"gitobu-imanyara"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, this morning, there was a very serious disturbance within the Chamber of the County Council of Central Meru at a time when a purported election was supposed to take place leading to certain injuries. I think the matter right now is in the hands of the police. I would like the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government to issue a Ministerial Statement clarifying on whether the election period for local councils is now on. Secondly, what is he planning to do regarding the administrative officer who exercised the duties of a Town Clerk without any qualifications in order to prevent an ugly situation from recurring in Meru and in many other local authorities in the country?"}