{"id":82511,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/82511/?format=json","text_counter":334,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Gunda","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":25,"legal_name":"Benedict Fondo Gunda","slug":"benedict-gunda"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute in support of this Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to start with Nigeria. The Minister has just told us that as a Minister, he deals with policy and all other matters are left to officers in the Ministry. On 3rd April, 2008, the Minister was written a letter by the Kenyan High Commissioner to Abuja, Nigeria. It reads in part: “Following our telephone conversation on Tuesday, 1st April, 2008, in which you requested a written report on the Kenya Government property in Lagos, here below is a summary of the main issues--- Among those issues the Ambassador raised, the pertinent issues which have always arisen with regard to the sale of the land are the following: 1. Sale of part of the property and retention of a portion of plot for consular purposes. A decision has already been taken to sell the entire plot.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Minister, having received this information, what action did he take? Who authorized the sale of the entire plots?"}