{"id":151039,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/151039/?format=json","text_counter":349,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Thuo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":144,"legal_name":"George Thuo","slug":"george-thuo"},"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to seek a couple of clarifications. The Minister mentioned that she followed the law in naming the new CEO of SSMB, was this done through a competitive and open process? Which particular law was followed? Secondly, when it is said in the House, and this generally applies to all Ministries- -- If the Minister argues that she was not briefed yet we have five Government representatives in that Board including two from her office, how is a third party dealing with a parastatal able to know whether or not they have internal mechanisms of briefing the Minister? At what stage do they determine that they cannot enter into a contract to the extent that the relevant Minister has not been briefed? Finally, since I am very concerned that this---"}