{"id":470484,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/470484/?format=json","text_counter":213,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Mohamud","speaker_title":"The Nominated Senator","speaker":{"id":13118,"legal_name":"Halima Abdille Mohamud","slug":"halima-abdille-mohamud"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought the provision of basic requirements for education should have been the first priority instead of going to the secondary needs. In Wajir where I come from, learning materials like books, desks and chalks are not available and the basic infrastructure is zero. For example, the first time I saw a tarmac road is when I was travelling from my home to join university in Nairobi in 2007. When the lecturer talked about zebra crossing I thought that along the highways there were zebras. I did not understand what the lecturer meant."}