{"id":222323,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/222323/?format=json","text_counter":166,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kirwa","speaker_title":"The Minister for Agriculture","speaker":{"id":311,"legal_name":"Kipruto Rono Kirwa","slug":"kipruto-kirwa"},"content":" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The sugar-cane trials carried out indicated that the region has medium level potential for sugar-cane production and, therefore, a sugar factory will be constructed as soon as a willing investor is identified. (b) The estimated cost of the factory will be established once the investor carries out a detailed feasibility study which will spell out the actual technology to be employed and the size of the factory."}