{"id":471041,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/471041/?format=json","text_counter":178,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Mulu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1955,"legal_name":"Benson Makali Mulu","slug":"benson-makali-mulu"},"content":"Starting with Regulation No.5, the idea of reducing the number of days in which the locals are informed about the elections; that is from 14 to seven is very important. This is because what happens is that when members of the public are given a lot of time to prepare, some of them engage in serious campaigns. Some people who were elected ended up spending a lot of money to get elected at the ward level. Their anticipation was that when they got elected and became a member of the CDF Board, he or she would recoup his or her money through corruption-related means. They end up misappropriating The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}