{"id":34051,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/34051/?format=json","text_counter":333,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eng. Gumbo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":24,"legal_name":"Nicholas Gumbo","slug":"nicholas-gumbo"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me a chance to seek clarification. I sought this Ministerial Statement because of the concern that I had that this being the period for mock examinations, it does not augur well to have the head teachers out of school for about a week. I was also concerned about the fact that it is always held in Mombasa, which makes it unnecessarily expensive. Ways could be explored to make it cheaper. I appreciate what the Minister has said and I am generally satisfied, but as he rightly said, the only assurance that he can give---"}