{"id":317131,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/317131/?format=json","text_counter":321,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Chachu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":18,"legal_name":"Francis Chachu Ganya","slug":"francis-ganya"},"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on 22nd of July, 2009, this Parliament passed a Motion urging the Government to establish the National Drought Management Authority. On that day, I successfully moved that Motion. By Legal Notice No. 121 of October, 2011, the President, through an Executive Order, established the National Drought Management Authority. This is a State Corporation vested with authority and the powers to manage drought in our Republic."}