{"id":193674,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/193674/?format=json","text_counter":93,"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. Speaker, Sir, this House is being turned into a rumour mill. The Chair has ruled, once and again, that newspapers are not authority for anything. The Standing Orders also say so. Therefore, if there is an Assistant Minister or a Minister complaining about a letter of appointment, let that person complain directly or through a Member of Parliament who can agitate on their behalf by giving particulars. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would be a very sad day if anyone on the Front Bench were to be required to answer rumours, speculation and mere conjecture."}