{"id":400627,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/400627/?format=json","text_counter":547,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Shidiye","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2070,"legal_name":"Mohamed Muktar Shidiye","slug":"mohamed-muktar-shidiye"},"content":"Hon. Speaker, Sir, when you have 3 million people who cannot wait and want food like yesterday; when you want to provide food to 3 million people who are facing the pangs of hunger, you have to move fast. Those officers had to move very fast and support the Government. The Government declared the drought a national disaster and that is why in the thick of things, they moved very fast and asked NCPB to fast-track the tendering process. They had the good will and were initiating a process. When you look at the letter written by Mr. Kinyua and Mr. Mahboub on 6th October---"}