{"id":162316,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/162316/?format=json","text_counter":301,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Khaniri","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Information and Communications","speaker":{"id":171,"legal_name":"George Munyasa Khaniri","slug":"george-khaniri"},"content":" Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to issue a Ministerial Statement. Two weeks ago the Member for Gem, Mr. Jakoyo Midiwo, rose on a point of order to request for a Ministerial Statement from my Ministry in regard to the closure of the Gateway Television (GTV). It is in this respect that I beg to give the following Statement:"}