{"id":913838,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/913838/?format=json","text_counter":151,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Garissa Township, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Aden Duale","speaker":{"id":15,"legal_name":"Aden Bare Duale","slug":"aden-duale"},"content":"Ms. Halima Abdille Mohamud is a former Senator in the 11th Parliament. She is a very young brilliant lady from the part of the world that I come from in the north. We want to thank the President for showing confidence in the young people of our country. Days are gone when diplomats used to be grey-haired. We want to have young diplomats. This started with President Uhuru Kenyatta. I remember our current Ambassador in Zambia is also a very young lady. We approved her name in 2013. Ms. Halima joins the league of the young diplomats whom we have in our country. I want to thank the President because a number of colleagues who lost in the last election from the northern region were given different opportunities. Hon. Shidiye is our Ambassador in Botswana."}