{"id":151209,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/151209/?format=json","text_counter":21,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"asked the Minister for Livestock Development:- (a) what steps the Ministry is taking to stem over-stocking in ranches in Taita District, which is posing the danger of soil erosion and accelerated desertification in the region; and, (b) whether he could also stop the uncontrolled movement of livestock from other parts into Taita, which is creating grazing conflict between indigenous local farmers and pastoralists over pasture and water."}