{"id":138028,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/138028/?format=json","text_counter":476,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will now proceed to discuss my proposals for the mining sector and that is under Sub-Vote 212, Department of Mines and Geology. Through the Department of Mines and Geology, we will address the big challenge of making the mining sector contribute effectively in the country’s economy by increasing its contribution to the GDP to more than the current 2 per cent."}