{"id":1199876,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1199876/?format=json","text_counter":177,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Garsen, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Ali Wario","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. The cumulative impact of four consecutive poor rainy seasons has caused ravaging drought and hunger to rapidly rise in the country, especially in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). This has resulted in estimated 3.5 million people experiencing acute food insecurity and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. A fifth consecutive poor rainy season will be disastrous."}