{"id":988664,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/988664/?format=json","text_counter":242,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Sakaja","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13131,"legal_name":"Johnson Arthur Sakaja","slug":"johnson-arthur-sakaja"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we all schooled in Lenana School. Secondly, it is true that I resigned from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, and I thank all the Members of that Committee. I effectively chaired it for the last two years because the substantive Chair, Sen. Haji, has been engaged otherwise. People usually say it is unusual for politicians to resign, but I resigned. I also chaired the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and the Young Parliamentarians Association. I am also part of AFC Leopards Football Club. I am the Chairperson of an Ad hoc Committee and sometimes you shed off weight. I am grateful to the leadership for accepting that resignation and will always be keen to serve wherever else."}