{"id":1502789,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1502789/?format=json","text_counter":29,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"This House approved the appointment of the EACC Chairperson based on the specific qualification required by the Constitution and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, Cap. 7H. It would, therefore, patently offend the Constitution for the House to contemplate amending the qualifications midstream, and to subject a current office-holder to new qualifications without providing an appropriate saving or transitional provision."}