{"id":161765,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/161765/?format=json","text_counter":635,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ms. Karua","speaker_title":"The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs","speaker":{"id":166,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari Karua","slug":"martha-karua"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the role of Parliament is to be a watchdog. The role of the Government is to serve the people. Parliament audits the Government. It is, therefore, the duty of the Government to account to the people through Parliament. When a query is raised relating to a Ministry, we, Ministers, must not take it as a challenge."}