{"id":393361,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/393361/?format=json","text_counter":49,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":193,"legal_name":"Peter Anyang' Nyong'o","slug":"peter-nyongo"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give a Personal Statement to the Senate. Sometime last year, in the month of October, I was invited to Harvard University as a Go Brutland Scholar for a period of ten weeks. I did not take up the offer then but I have now. I have requested permission from the Speaker to be away from the Senate for the next ten weeks. I am saying this because the last time I was away from the country, there were some very unfortunate speculations about my health, which is now fine. I would like my colleagues to know that I will be away to spend some time at Harvard University in Boston as a Go Brutland Scholar. So, there should be no unnecessary speculation about where I am. I will be in the United States of America not for health reasons, but for academic reasons."}