{"id":102516,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/102516/?format=json","text_counter":260,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"The issue of arid land agriculture, we are totally over-dependent on rain-fed agriculture in the high potential areas and have not invested enough in the ASALs. So, I am pleased that the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands has been given some, though not sufficient, funding to deal with that area. As I said before, it is my prayer that our Committee system will hold to account that the promises that have been put in this Budget---"}