{"id":904022,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/904022/?format=json","text_counter":75,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Khaniri","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":171,"legal_name":"George Munyasa Khaniri","slug":"george-khaniri"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that we amended the Standing Orders and that statements stand directed to the relevant committees. However, the practice has always been that a chairperson gives an indication, so that we know when to expect the responses and hold them to account. Otherwise, if we just leave it open-ended, we will wait forever. So, it will be good for various chairpersons to indicate how much time they require to give those statements."}