{"id":243194,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/243194/?format=json","text_counter":26,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mrs. Mugo","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Education","speaker":{"id":85,"legal_name":"Beth Wambui Mugo","slug":"beth-mugo"},"content":" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that a fire tragedy occurred on the night of 24/25th March, 1998 in Bombolulu Girls Secondary School dormitory in which 26 children perished and several others were injured. (b) I am also aware that a commission of inquiry headed by Bishop Lawi Imathiu of the Methodist Church in Kenya was appointed to conduct a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire disaster. The Commission presented its findings to the former Head of State. Plans are underway to release the findings to the public."}