{"id":222522,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/222522/?format=json","text_counter":100,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Yattani","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":369,"legal_name":"Ukur Yattani","slug":"ukur-yattani"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, ours is, relatively, a very young Ministry. We are in the process of formulating a policy to convert some of our polytechnics into degree-awarding institutions. We are equipping our polytechnics to compete with the demands of the 21st Century. That way, employment and other industrialisation aspects will be tackled."}