{"id":981980,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/981980/?format=json","text_counter":381,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Pareno","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13180,"legal_name":"Judith Ramaita Pareno","slug":"judith-ramaita-pareno"},"content":"Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I support this Bill, and I am happy that our leaders at the National Assembly have been able to work on this. I think that the background under which these amendments are being brought is because of the history of co-operative societies that we have in this country. Initially, we had very successful and big co-operative societies with numbers of people investing. It The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}