{"id":273275,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/273275/?format=json","text_counter":143,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Raila","speaker_title":"The Prime Minister","speaker":{"id":195,"legal_name":"Raila Amolo Odinga","slug":"raila-odinga"},"content":" Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin first by apologizing to the House. Ten days ago, as you rightly said, I gave an undertaking that I would be addressing this matter of the MRC last Wednesday. Unfortunately, as I did so, I forgot to note that I was actually due to be travelling out of the country, and that I was not going to be around on that Wednesday. Ordinarily, I would have delegated the matter to one of my deputies to address. Unfortunately, this Question arose as a result of some remarks that I had made personally, and that was why the hon. Member had insisted that I, personally, should be the one to address the House on this matter. I apologize to the House for not having been there last Wednesday."}