{"id":381110,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/381110/?format=json","text_counter":93,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kittony","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13110,"legal_name":"Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony","slug":"zipporah-jepchirchir-kittony"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that the country cannot solely depend on rain-fed agriculture to attain food security; acknowledging the importance of irrigation-based agriculture in improving food security status; recognizing that our rivers and lakes are the main sources of water for large-scale irrigation; appreciating the efforts by the National Government to put more land in counties within arid and semi-arid areas under crop production; concerned that continued encroachment through human The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}