{"id":32922,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/32922/?format=json","text_counter":168,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Kosgei","speaker_title":"The Minister for Agriculture","speaker":{"id":13,"legal_name":"Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony","slug":"lucas-chepkitony"},"content":" Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologise for not being here yesterday to give this Statement. The circumstances are that I was in the House on Thursday to give it, but the Speaker informed me that it had been deferred. Between that time and yesterday, I did not get any chance to issue the Statement because the person who had requested it was absent. I did not know why he was absent. Therefore, I was not able to know when he was going to be available again."}