{"id":288054,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/288054/?format=json","text_counter":168,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Otichilo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":131,"legal_name":"Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa","slug":"wilber-ottichilo"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the good work they are doing, particularly on research on the Cassava Mosaic Disease. This is a disease that has been a major problem on this crop. I want to thank him for the good job that is being done particularly by KARI. However, I want to know why the farmers are not willing to take new varieties of cassava which are resistant to this disease. What are the reasons?"}