{"id":561301,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/561301/?format=json","text_counter":59,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abdirahman","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":161,"legal_name":"Abdirahman Ali Hassan","slug":"abdirahman-ali-hassan"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at the list of Statements, those of us who were here yesterday can see that these are not new Statements. They would have been dealt with yesterday or much earlier. This is an indication that the various line Ministries are not performing, we must accept it. I do not think it is right for some of us to defend the Government. I want to agree with Sen. Sang that from the beginning, the question was not directed to the right Ministry. As we speak, there are two or three questions that relate to boundaries. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are faced with problems of constituencies and administrative boundaries in the whole country, including the county that I come from. Under your guidance, I would suggest that Committee Chairs take less than two weeks to respond to Statements because two weeks is extraordinarily long. This is why a number of them look relaxed. Finally, I want to plead with you to demand that the respective Committees, especially the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations, summon the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government and his Principal Secretary to answer some of these questions face to face. Otherwise, we will not be making headway. I remember many of these Statements appeared yesterday. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}