{"id":282699,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/282699/?format=json","text_counter":259,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Khalwale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":170,"legal_name":"Bonny Khalwale","slug":"bonny-khalwale"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, one sure way of sparking off violence on nomination day is for a popular candidate to go into the nomination and come out and tell his supporters: “I have been blocked.” Under the Elections Act, Section 22, we have provided high standards that presidential contenders and their deputies, governors and their deputies must hold a degree and as a result of that, many potential candidates are now scrambling going around for certificates, diplomas and degrees – some of those degrees even being honorary and not academic."}