{"id":262430,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/262430/?format=json","text_counter":176,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Otichilo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":131,"legal_name":"Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa","slug":"wilber-ottichilo"},"content":"asked the Minister for Environment and Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) what the extent of occurrence of different granite rocks in Western Kenya in general, and in Emuhaya District is, specifically, and what the commercial value of these rocks is; (b) whether he is aware that slab manufacturing companies have been licensed and are ferrying the rocks from Emuhaya to process them in Nairobi and Athi River; and, (c) what measures he is taking to address (b) above and to promote exploitation of the rocks to benefit the local communities."}