{"id":548193,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/548193/?format=json","text_counter":173,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":193,"legal_name":"Peter Anyang' Nyong'o","slug":"peter-nyongo"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support the petition and call the attention of the House to the grave situation existing in the agricultural sector as a whole, tea just being one of them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we live at a point when agriculture has been devolved to counties. It is also a time when agriculture as a whole is facing a very serious crisis within the international economy which has been highly globalised. As a country that exports agricultural commodities like tea, coffee and sugar, we are in a position where 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."}