{"id":76031,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/76031/?format=json","text_counter":213,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kamama","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology","speaker":{"id":165,"legal_name":"Asman Abongutum Kamama","slug":"asman-kamama"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I want to apologise for coming late. I was caught up in a serious jam and I really apologise for that. (a) The need for a university in the North Eastern Province was previously cited by the Government appointed public university inspection board report in 2006. Among other places, the report proposed that a university be established in North Eastern Province. Following consultations by leaders from North Eastern Province with His Excellency the President, the Head of Civil Service wrote to the Permanent Secretary,"}