{"id":1242222,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1242222/?format=json","text_counter":912,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Olekina","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":407,"legal_name":"Ledama Olekina","slug":"ledama-olekina"},"content":"Madam Temporary Speaker, let me begin by thanking Sen. Beth Syengo for thinking about diversification of our cash crops in this country. I have had a chance to go through the Bill. Although I support it, I have various reservations. I have had a chat with her on some of the things she ought to change in the Bill which I will alluded to. First of all, let me give a brief history of this country when it comes to cotton growing. At one point, this country used to produce a lot of cotton. In fact, when cotton"}