{"id":467874,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/467874/?format=json","text_counter":74,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Haji","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":26,"legal_name":"Yusuf Mohammed Haji","slug":"yusuf-haji"},"content":"Sen. Kiraitu Murungi requested for an official statement from the Government on; (i) whether miraa is a drug or a cash crop; (ii) what challenges miraa farmers and traders are facing regarding marketing the crop within Kenya and internationally, especially in European markets; and, (iii) what the Government is doing to mitigate these challenges. I beg to reply."}