{"id":1218955,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1218955/?format=json","text_counter":98,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Buuri, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42A (5), I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) and Regional Development the following Question: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the criteria used by the Ministry to categorize some regions in the country as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs)? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}