{"id":554576,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/554576/?format=json","text_counter":188,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ng’ongo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":110,"legal_name":"John Mbadi Ng'ong'o","slug":"john-mbadi"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to start by first saying that I have not been able to attend most of the Budget and Appropriations Committee meetings, which were deliberating on this issue, largely because I was feeling unwell. Sometimes the physical body refuses to respond. However, I attended yesterday’s meeting---"}