{"id":284707,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/284707/?format=json","text_counter":214,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kiilu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":45,"legal_name":"Peter L. N. Kiilu","slug":"peter-kiilu"},"content":"asked the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) whether he is aware of the illegal sand harvesting in Muangini and Muoni rivers in Nzaui and Mukaa districts, which is causing massive degradation, in contravention of Section 9 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, Act No. 8 of 1999; and, (b) what measures he will take to ensure that sand harvesting activities take place only in sites licensed by NEMA."}