{"id":282004,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/282004/?format=json","text_counter":403,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o","speaker_title":"The Minister for Medical Services","speaker":{"id":193,"legal_name":"Peter Anyang' Nyong'o","slug":"peter-nyongo"},"content":" Please, let me explain. That is one of the reason why we were called before the Parliamentary Committee. However, if it is in the interest of this House that I issue a Ministerial Statement, I am not in any way reluctant to issue a Ministerial Statement because I need to inform the House how things have gone since the Parliamentary Committee started its work, awaiting the results of the work of the Committee. I need to inform the House the steps that the Government has taken over this issue. I need to inform the House why there was some controversy on how to handle the matter. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, these are genuine issues. I think it would be good for us to be sober because what we want is to have facts and to discuss from a basis of facts. I do not think any kind of emotionalism or harassment will help any Member or myself. I would be the last one to harass any Member of Parliament in trying to get statements from them. So, I would expect and pray that a similar deportment be extended unto me. Therefore, since we are just launching the investigation in the Ministry and we have a very useful meeting this morning with the Ministry of Labour, COTU and the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE), I would request the House that I issue this Statement on Tuesday next week. That is precisely because I would not like to kind of short-circuit the Government. Thank you."}