{"id":321669,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/321669/?format=json","text_counter":50,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Nuh","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":114,"legal_name":"Nuh Nassir Abdi","slug":"nuh-abdi"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Water and Irrigation the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that farmers in Bura Irrigation Scheme are at the brink of a major loss following failure by the National Irrigation Board (NIB) to supply water to the farms? (b) What occasioned the failure and what acreage of crops is affected? (c) What urgent measures will the Minister take to restore water supply to the farms to avoid crop failure in the Scheme?"}