{"id":20035,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/20035/?format=json","text_counter":388,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"He was expected to be at the UN meeting in Gigiri, Nairobi to co-chair a meeting to discuss the famine situation in the horn of Africa. The horn of Africa includes Kenya and this is a matter that you are all aware is very grave because it is a matter of life and death. Indeed, we know that our nationals have succumbed to the ravage of famine, particularly in North Eastern Province and other counties. Obviously, that also becomes a matter of great national if not international importance."}