{"id":174332,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/174332/?format=json","text_counter":644,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Musyoka","speaker_title":"The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs","speaker":{"id":188,"legal_name":"Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka","slug":"kalonzo-musyoka"},"content":" Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate my learned friend and Member for Imenti Central, Mr. Gitobu Imanyara, for bringing this Motion. Indeed, it is, as the Speaker ruled, a matter of definite and urgent national importance. This is because in just under two hours, President-elect Barack Obama, will be swearing to take office as the 44th President of the USA. I think it is in order for us, as the National Assembly, to congratulate the people of USA even as we personally congratulate President Barack Obama for this monumental achievement."}