{"id":35371,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/35371/?format=json","text_counter":386,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kimunya","speaker_title":"The Minister for Transport","speaker":{"id":174,"legal_name":"Amos Muhinga Kimunya","slug":"amos-kimunya"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in terms of the political parties funding, I have had quite a bit of discussions on this and whether political parties should be allowed to keep excesses and invest in assets and other long-term commitments like buildings. I would like us to start looking at it like what happens elsewhere. I believe political parties funding by the State should be additional to what parties themselves can raise. You saw the typical example of America where even presidential candidates, once you raise a certain amount, you do not necessarily need to have recourse to public funds. So, if a political party is so successful, it should be coming up and saying---"}