{"id":584271,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/584271/?format=json","text_counter":279,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":170,"legal_name":"Bonny Khalwale","slug":"bonny-khalwale"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was advancing a line of thought. It is important because my grandchildren might have the luck and opportunity to sit in this Senate. I want them – when they go to the library – to see the clarity of my thought on this very important issue. I want to bring to the attention of the House that I have just come from Belgium. I visited the Regional Parliament of Wallonia and the Regional Parliament of Flanders. In Flanders, they speak and translate everything in Dutch. However, in Wallonia, everything is in French. When they meet in the national Parliament in Belgium, they use both languages. They said that they will not allow one language to develop at the expense of the other. The Flemish Parliament has got a population of 3.5 million people and they have been given an opportunity to express themselves. What is this obsession of killing African languages just because we want to look learned and clever when we speak the Whiteman’s language? Is this not a form of colonisation which we are giving our children? 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."}