{"id":331740,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/331740/?format=json","text_counter":93,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mwakwere","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":189,"legal_name":"Chirau Ali Mwakwere","slug":"chirau-mwakwere"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a process that must be followed before NEMA grants a licence. It appears that the company that applied to do the Jatropha project in Tana Delta, namely Bedford Bio-fuels, applied and the due process was followed. In fact, people were invited to give their comments and views. The public and the civil society organizations raised concerns and a lot of examples were given citing potential negative impacts on the environment, loss of biodiversity and inadequate"}