{"id":116479,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/116479/?format=json","text_counter":111,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, the continued outbreaks are primarily linked to insufficient access to safe water and proper sanitation and the following factors have contributed to the continued outbreaks:- (i) scarcity of safe and clean drinking water due to prolonged drought; (ii) use of highly contaminated water from riverbeds and other water points; (iii) poor human waste disposal due to low latrine coverage which is as low as 4 per cent in some arid northern districts and informal settlements; (iv) poor hygiene practices while handling foods; and,"}