{"id":1549960,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549960/?format=json","text_counter":239,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Gatanga, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Wakili Edward Muriu","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I rise to support the ratification. I perused the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and I have seen arguments on the pros and cons, especially from the public who submitted comments. My position is that the ratification could not have come at a better time than now, bearing in mind that countries like America, in Europe and China are becoming more insular. They focus more on their own economies - America for The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}