{"id":593185,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/593185/?format=json","text_counter":171,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":170,"legal_name":"Bonny Khalwale","slug":"bonny-khalwale"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the word “militia” has four definitions, two of which are relevant here. One of them defines it as follows:- “A militia is a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are the characters that we are talking about on the ground. By way of their function; it states as a follows: “It is a body of citizens organized in a paramilitary group and typically regarding themselves as defenders of individual rights against a perceived interference with a Government.” This is exactly what they are doing in the counties. They are militias."}