{"id":1157596,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1157596/?format=json","text_counter":344,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13188,"legal_name":"Getrude Musuruve Inimah","slug":"getrude-musuruve-inimah"},"content":"Many people were rushing to buy shares of Mumias Sugar Company and other sugar companies because the dividends were very high. As time went by, there was a lot of malpractice and corruption that led to the dwindling of the company and the discouragement of farmers. Some farmers declined to continue growing sugarcane as it was very expensive. A farmer would grow cane for about three years after which the returns were very minimal."}