Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 504082,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/504082/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 156,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
    },
    "content": "They have interacted with each and every level of the society very well and they have a very good understanding of the real issues that touch the society or touch important issues such the environment, as I mentioned earlier. So they act as goodwill ambassadors for our country and therefore, those kinds of opportunities, whenever they come up, the former Members of Parliament should be given priority. This is what this Bill is proposing; that the Government makes use of former hon. Members to ensure that they continue to be engaged meaningfully so that they can continue to add value to the wellbeing of our society. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other thing that this Bill proposes is that former hon. Members are utilized as mentors to young leaders because we need future leaders. We need politicians, both men and women, to stand where we stand today and continue to ensure that our country remains the democracy that we so wish to have. For that reason, there are many of them in the universities and colleges out there who wish to have the opportunity to interact with people who understand the process of getting into politics and the process of getting into that participatory leadership to take our country 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."
}