{"id":192587,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/192587/?format=json","text_counter":56,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Chepkitony","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13,"legal_name":"Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony","slug":"lucas-chepkitony"},"content":"asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and National Security:- (a) whether he is aware that many vacant positions of location chiefs and assistant chiefs have not been filled in several parts of the country particularly in arid and semi-arid areas because the minimum educational standards required have been raised; and, (b) what steps he is taking to fill the vacant positions of chiefs and assistant chiefs in those areas where persons with the relevant qualifications cannot be found."}