{"id":67458,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/67458/?format=json","text_counter":68,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kabogo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":162,"legal_name":"William Kabogo Gitau","slug":"william-kabogo"},"content":"asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government:- (a) whether he was aware that Thika Municipal Council unlawfully terminated the services of 250 workers in November 2008, all of whom had worked for over 5 years; (b) why several orders from Thika Labour Office to reinstate the employees have been ignored; and, (c) whether he could also explain why the council advertised the vacant posts on 11th November 2008 and immediately filled them with persons related to councillors."}