{"id":343950,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/343950/?format=json","text_counter":147,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Balala","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":9,"legal_name":"Najib Mohamed Balala","slug":"najib-balala"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that I was a Minister, but I was a hands-on Minister. I always knew the answers to the Questions directed at me. I also knew what was going on in the Ministry. So, as Minister, I could not just come here and read out statements. I would make sure that those statements were verified and that whatever I read out here was the truth. You come to the House to prove that you are working, as Minister. So, if his answers are half-baked, he should ask for more time, say next week, to answer the Question satisfactorily because he has just come from holiday."}