{"id":1003420,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1003420/?format=json","text_counter":38,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Farhiya","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13179,"legal_name":"Farhiya Ali Haji","slug":"farhiya-ali-haji"},"content":"Due to climatic changes, the grazing lands are reducing every year because of desertification. If this is not addressed, many people will become destitute and wiped out by drought. Therefore, these are issues we cannot afford to take lightly. As the Government, we need to protect our own people and their lives and livelihoods."}