{"id":152788,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/152788/?format=json","text_counter":45,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Nguyai","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":113,"legal_name":"Lewis Nganga Nguyai","slug":"lewis-nguyai"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were following the recommendation to suspend those ex-gratia payments. Another recommendation was to provide higher budgetary allocations every financial year to purchase medals and give other benefits; revert to the tradition of awarding employees. That had to be approved by a full council meeting."}