{"id":426101,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/426101/?format=json","text_counter":49,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Billow","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":260,"legal_name":"Billow Adan Kerrow","slug":"billow-kerrow"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, that request is surprising for the simple reason that this is the district headquarters, a township with dozens of schools and hospitals. It has been shut down for a month, with no power since both generators failed. I made that request last Tuesday. A week has gone by. So, I am surprised, when the project comes under the Rural Electrification why the Committee wants the Minister and the Permanent Secretary only and they had a whole week to respond. This is an urgent matter, one of life and death for some patients in the hospitals. So, could I request the Committee to do better than that? Tuesday, next week, is a long time."}