{"id":212973,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/212973/?format=json","text_counter":53,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Lesrima","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":178,"legal_name":"Simon Saimanga Lesirma","slug":"simon-lesirma"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the dog handlers' allowance for the policemen has remained static, at Kshs30 shillings. Could the Assistant Minister consider increasing this allowance by double, given that Maralal is a hardship area, as opposed to the Kshs30 shillings which is paid to the dog handlers in Nairobi?"}