{"id":278749,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/278749/?format=json","text_counter":906,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ruto","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Then why have them appointed so that they become non-voting members? I thought we were appointing--- An appointment would then be necessary for substantive members to these Committees. It would be easier for them. They attend by virtue of office. Take, for example, the Attorney-General. By virtue of being an Attorney- General, automatically he is an ex-officio Member of this House. If that Attorney- General vacates office of the Attorney-General, he ceases to be a Member of Parliament."}