{"id":266797,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/266797/?format=json","text_counter":131,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eng. Maina","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":75,"legal_name":"Ephraim Mwangi Maina","slug":"ephraim-maina"},"content":"asked the Minister for Water and Irrigation:- (a) whether she is aware that since the construction of Ragati Dam, the Ragati River has dried up and residents lack water for domestic and commercial use; (b) whether she could state how the dam was designed resulting in the above situation; and, (c) what urgent measures the Ministry will take to solve the problem of water shortage in the area."}