{"id":318307,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/318307/?format=json","text_counter":459,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ndambuki","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Agriculture","speaker":{"id":191,"legal_name":"Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki","slug":"gideon-ndambuki"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to second the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2011. Sugar cane is one of the most important cash crops in Kenya. It supports over 200,000 small-scale farmers, and an estimated six million Kenyans derive their livelihood directly and indirectly from the sugar industry. Despite massive"}